Guatemala La Democracia

$35.00 NZD

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Roast Style Espresso

Origin La Democracia, Huehuetenango

Notes Creamy and Smooth, Honey, Chocolate, Mandarin & Red Apple

Process Washed

Certification ACO Certified Organic

Organic Certified
Chemical Free
Selective Hand Picking
Grown Under Shade

A balanced washed espresso from La Democracia, a community of 12 Organic smallholder farmers in north-western Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

We have worked with this community for over seven years, and it remains one of our favourite micro-regions in Guatemala. This year’s lot has bright notes of mandarin and red apple, smooth honey sweetness and a rich chocolate finish.

Producer 12 smallholders from the La Democracia community

Farm Size Approx. 3–4 ha average

Certifications Organic

Processing Washed

Drying 3–5 days on concrete patios

Variety Caturra & Bourbon

Fertilizers On-farm compost made from coffee pulp, vermicast and animal manure, with no external additives or inputs.

Harvest March 2026

Altitude 1,700 masl

Region La Democracia, Huehuetenango

19.8 ground coffee dose

29 seconds

42g espresso shot yield

92.5 brew temperature

This recipe was developed on a La Marzocco Linea PB, using a Mazzer Major VP grinder. We encourage you to play around to meet your personal tastes and equipment setup.

La Democracia is a community lot from 12 Organic smallholder farmers in north-western Huehuetenango, Guatemala. We have worked with this community for over seven years, and it is firmly established as one of our favourite micro-regions in Guatemala.

Caturra and Bourbon varieties are cultivated on small farms averaging around four hectares each, at approximately 1,700 metres above sea level. Coffee is mechanically de-pulped on-farm, dry fermented for 18–24 hours, then washed and patio dried over three to five days.

Organic practices including on-farm composting, vermiculture and the use of coffee pulp are employed across the farms, with no external inputs purchased to build soil fertility.

Huehuetenango has long been known as an area well suited to coffee cultivation, and for us the La Democracia community continues to produce a particularly sweet, rich and smooth profile, perfectly suited to espresso.

This year’s lot is balanced, with bright notes of mandarin and red apple, smooth honey sweetness and a rich chocolate finish.