BIO – Guatemala Santa Rita

This lot is grown by a small producer, farm Santa Rita in the department of Chimaltenango, at an altitude of 1,800 - 2,000 meters. Founded in the late 19th century, Santa Rita is one of the oldest coffee farms in the region and its owner, farmer Dariush Echeverria is a fifth-generation producer. He and his family and workers use the rich knowledge and tradition from cherry selection, fermentation and drying to produce one of the finest quality coffees of the area. Their Guatemala Santa Rita - Bio comes with two important certificates - Organic and Rainforest Alliance.   Today, coffee is grown in 20 of Guatemala’s 22 departments, with around 270,000 hectares planted under coffee, almost all of which (98%) is shade grown. The country’s production is almost exclusively Arabica and is most commonly prepared using the washed method, though natural and various semi-washed methods are gaining in popularity, with increasingly producing fine examples.