GGU | Guatemala Chiquimula La Guerrera
Classic Profile | Medium roast
Tasting Notes: Malt, Honey, Roasted Almonds
IT ALL STARTS AT THE COFFEE FARM
La Guerrera comes from Margarita Carmen Rodriguez (pictured above) & Sandy Fabiola de Leon (pictured right), two women farmers growing coffee in the Quetzaltenango & El Progreso regions of Guatemala.
Although 70% of the world’s workforce in coffee production is made up of women farmers, they have systematically lower access to vital business resources like land, credit and information. Believing that these coffees deserve to be known internationally and that these producers deserve recognition for their hard work, our importer partner Caravela carefully crafts La Guerrera every year from different smallholder women farmers.
Sandy Fabiola de Leon and family
Margarita Carmen Rodriguez
Margarita Carmen Rodriguez & husband Jose Gilberto
Margarita Carmen Rodriguez & PECA team
TRACEABILITY
COUNTRY
Guatemala
REGION
Quetzaltenango & El Progreso
IMPORTER
Caravela
PRODUCER
Margarita Carmen Rodriguez & Sandy Fabiola de Leon
MILL / WASHING STATION
On the farms
PROCESSING
Washed
ALTITUDE
1200 - 1500 meters
DID YOU KNOW
In Spanish, guerrera means warrior, and Caravela chose the name for this coffee to represent the resiliency of coffee producing women in Guatemala.
PRICE TRANSPARENCY
$3.92
Price paid by Driftaway
$3.29
Free on Board price
$2.68
Farm Gate price
$2.03
Fair Trade price per pound
$1.83
Coffee C-Market price per pound
$0.05
Driftaway's World Coffee Research contribution per pound
This coffee travelled 3,166 miles to the Driftaway Coffee roastery in Queens.
Love the coffee? You can share your compliments & tasting observations with the farmers.
WHY DID WE SELECT THIS COFFEE?
Caravela is one of the coffee importers we’ve worked with for many years, and month after month, we trust them to find high quality coffees that are unique expressions of, not only each country, but specific regions. La Guerrera in particular gives us a chance to roast a coffee that reveals the flavors of two areas of Guatemala - Quetzaltenango & El Progreso.
Although the highest elevation in Quetzaltenango reaches over 2,000 meters, the coffee that Margarita Carmen Rodriguez contributed comes from a range of 1200 - 1500 meters. Meanwhile the department of El Progreso (where Sandy Fabiola de Leon grows coffee) occupies an intermediate zone between the hot lowlands and the cooler Guatemalan Highlands. Elevation here reaches up to 1240 meters.
The slightly lower elevation of these regions compared to that of other Guatemalan regions like Huehuetenango, for example, gives us rich, chocolatey flavors. Taken to a medium roast for this Classic profile, we develop sweet honey and malt flavors, as well as a lovely toasted nuttiness.
AVERAGE CUPPING SCORE
86.5
/100
86.5
SCAA Cupping Score
15 x 70 kg
Bags purchased
3 years
Length of producer relationship
100% (in 2022)
Transparent coffees purchased
HOW DID WE ROAST THIS COFFEE?
This coffee is being roasted by Ian T. from June 19th to July 14th in Brooklyn. We use the Loring Kestrel roaster for this profile. We have strict guidelines for each of the coffee profiles, and this roast has to pass the development time ratio test as measured in real-time by the roasting software, Cropster. Once it does, it is approved for production.
QUALITY CONTROL
We perform Quality Control via a process of coffee tasting called cupping on all of our production roasts once a week at our roastery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Each cupping is conducted by James M. and Ian T. using standard equipment, and is logged by our Q-certified cupper Ian T. All coffees are evaluated on a scoring scale of 0 to 3.
- 3.0 = exceptional roast - exceeds expectations
- 2.5 = on par with profile - matches expectations
- 2.0 = good roast, but 1 or 2 elements could be improved - needs improvement
- 1.5 or lower = failed - do not ship
PRODUCTION AND SHIPPING
Less than 24 hours after roasting, we bag your coffee in our production facility in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Our production team is led by Anthony and Torie, and supported by a rotating cast of local artists, musicians and independent professionals.
AT YOUR HOME
Brew this coffee with your favorite home brewer and enjoy the taste of incredible coffee! Here are a few tips on how to make the best coffee on each brewer.
View other posts about how to make better coffee at home on our blog Coffeecademy.
