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Guatemalan coffee is known for its sweet and chocolatey notes. It has a bright, pleasant flavour with an intense acidity as well as boasting and medium to full body. You can expect flavours of chocolate, fruit, wine and nutty notes with a delightful sweetness and both floral and citrus aromas.
Guatemala has eight main coffee-growing regions including the Acatenango Valley, Antigua Coffee, Traditional Atitlán, Rainforest Cobán, Fraijanes Plateau, Highland Huehuetenango, Nuevo Oriente, and Volcanic San Marcos. Antigua is possibly the most well-known growing region as it sits between three volcanoes so benefits from mineral-rich volcanic soils. In Kenya, coffee beans are grown at high altitudes of 1,100 to 2,000 metres above sea level. The average annual rainfall is around 1,500mm per year with moderate, yearly temperatures of 22°C and humid conditions. This combination provides excellent conditions for growing coffee beans.
Our Guatemalan coffee beans arrive as green coffee and are roasted at our Liverpool HQ into a delightful light to medium roast. We only roast Arabica coffee beans because they’re the best, so you won’t find any Robusta or dark roast coffee beans at Neighbourhood Coffee. You can either buy Guatemalan coffee beans as whole beans or ground coffee and we can grind it to suit your brewing method.
So, why not check out our range of Guatemalan coffee beans and buy yours now?
Guatemala has been successful in defining the key coffee growing regions, and some, like Antigua, have their own quality marks (Denomination of Origin). Areas such as Huehuetenango, Acatenango, Antigua, Atitlán, Cobán and Fraijanes are all well-known in the specialty coffee world. We have sourced from producers in Huehutenango, Antigua and Acatenango in the past, with the majority coming from Huehuetenango (which is the most enjoyable to pronounce).
The Villatoro’s are one of the finest farming families in Guatemala, evidenced by their regular placing in the Cup of Excellence competitions, and the amount of roasters who come back year after year to buy the coffees the grow. The family run two farms, Villaure, and Esperanza, which neighbour each other in the mountains of Hoja Blanca, at the far western edge of Huehutenango, right on the border with Mexico. Aurelio is the current head of the family, and runs the operations with his sons, Rodin, Jenner & Denis. Esperanza was founded by Aurelio’s parents, Don Eleodoro and Donna Elena, whereas Villaure was started by Aurelio. The family picked up yet more awards in the Cup of Excellence competition this year, placing in the top 30 coffee lots three times, which adds to the multiple awards they’ve collected over the years. At harvesting time, more than 40 of the extended family come together to harvest the cherries, which are processed using various methods, including experimental processes. We have been buying the same coffee, from the La Loma plot on one of the steep hillsides for the last seven years, and it’s one of our all-time favourites.
Guatemalan coffee has a vast range of flavours, but expect to find one or more of:
