Guatemala - Single Origin

As part of our commitment to partner with the right farmers that grow the beans you have come to love, we have worked hard to focus on relationship, buy ethically, and ensure the farmers are treated the very best.  We are happy to pay a little extra to make sure of it. Below are highlights of the coffee we partner with in Guatemala, which makes up our single origin as well as part of our House Blend. Meet the Farmers - Source Information For more than a decade we've (Onyx Coffee) cultivated deep relationships with a few women farm owners around our home in Huehuetenango. For decades producers like Ana Maria Ortega and Paty Perez have shown us the special strength, resiliency, and generosity of women in key leadership roles at the farm level. Across Guatemala, women are the majority labor force on coffee farms, from picking to export. And around the world women comprise up to 70% of farm work while owning disproportionately few assets and land. Despite limited access, discrimination and violence, many women have forged their own paths for their families through their coffee farms. As part of our initiative to diversify our sourcing, provide market access, and highlight the stories of powerful women, we bring you ELLA - Women Producers of Guatemala. Through our QC Lab in Guatemala City, we're expanding our reach while doing due diligence necessary to invest in long-term partnerships empowering more women producers. As we find outstanding farms in sync with our ethos, we'll begin to feature them singularly, such as Doña Sofia from Finca Armenia Lorena. The ELLA blend will be a curation of women-produced lots we're onboarding, with a brown sugary sweetness, full creamy body, orange and berries, pleasant nuttiness, classic crowd-pleasing vibes all around. This year's three ELLA contributing farms include: Jovita Castillo, Finca La Joya Grande Region: Santa Rosa, Nuevo Oriente Altitude: 1750 MASL Varieties: Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon Farm Size: 40 hectares, 85% coffee growing area Rita Cohen, Finca Santa Rita Region: Fraijanes Altitude: 1700 MASL Varieties: Caturra, Catuai Farm Size: 25 hectares, 85% coffee growing area Sofia Plocharski, Finca Armenia Lorena Region: San Marcos Altitude: 1400-1650 MASL Varieties: Caturra, Bourbon, Catuai Farm Size: 60 hectares, 60% coffee growing area Ella Washed Process Details Fermentation time: 36 hours fermentation after de-pulping Drying type: Concrete Patio Drying Drying time: 10-14 days