Osvaldo Perez is a third-generation coffee producer with a 280 hectare estate. As the family has expanded their holdings over the years, they likewise increased the varieties grown to include Typica, Catimor, Catuai, Pacamara, and more, while also establishing their own wet mill. Alongside this growth, they preserve 35 hectares of tropical rainforest and maintaining a Rainforest Alliance certification.

Guatemala has an abundance of water, volcanic soil, and very distinct micro-climates compared to its neighbors. Although late to coffee, Guatemala recognized and responded to the needs of the emerging specialty coffee sector earlier than most coffee-producing regions. Anacafé, the coffee producers association in Guatemala, identifies seven growing regions: Fraijanes, the plateau south of Guatemala City; Coban, a rainforest region in the center of the country; Huehuetenango, highlands near the border with Mexico; Atitlan, primarily the volcanic mountains on the Pacific side of Lake Atitlan; San Marcos, between Huehuetenango and the Pacific Ocean; Oriente, the driest of the growing regions located near the eastern border with Honduras; and the most famous of all, Antigua, nestled among the volcanoes an hour’s drive southwest of Guatemala City.

We have roasted Guatemalan coffee for over 10 years, featuring curated coffees from Edwin Martinez, who owns Onyx Coffee Trading in Bellinghand Washington and a coffee farm in Guatemala. Edwin continues to enhance his own farm and surrounding areas and sources the finest Guatemalan coffee which is available from Onyx Green Coffee. Our current line-up features another Hueheu coffee, from Flor Del Cafe. Chocolate, caramel and sweet nutty fruits are featured. We use this coffee as drip on all our bars and occasionally feature it as a single-origin espresso!

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