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Guatemala Acatenango Cooperative La Asunción Maribel
$5.00 - $279.29
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Country: Guatemala
Region: San José Poaquil, Acatenango, Chimaltenango
Farm: Cooperative La Asunción
Coordinates: 14°50'04.0"N 90°54'42.3"W
Farmer/Grower: Multiple farmers around San José Poaquil
Lot ID: Maribel
Varieties: Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai
Processing: Washed
Altitude: 1900-2000 m.a.s.l.
Grade: SHB
Marks: 011-0890-0142
Reference ID: HA-3195-04
Humidity: 12.00%
Density: 1.18 g/ml
Harvest Date: March, 2024
Arrival Date: October, 2024
SCA Cupping Score: 85.75
- Dark fruit, chocolate and nutmeg in fragrance and aroma. Sweet up front with flavors of milk chocolate and brown sugar. Complimentary aftertaste of citrus fruits, notably lemon and lime, and floral notes. Bright citric acidity with a heavy body and juicy moutheel.
- This is a very complex yet approachable coffee. The full range of flavors are best expressed at a dark-light to light-medium roast (about 100 to 90 Agtron) with the sweet and spiced notes holding up through medium to dark-medium roasts (about 90 to 70 Agtron).
Cooperativa La Asunción headquarters
is located in the town San José Poaquil near Acatenango, Chimaltenango.
The Cooperative members
have farms ranging from 1800 to 2000 meters above sea level and receive 1,800 mm of rainfall each year on average. Most of the farms grow coffee under shade from “Chalum”, Grevillea, Avocado, Pine or “Jocote” trees.
The fully washed coffees from the La Asuncion Cooperative are traditionally depulped and fermented in washing danks with fresh water for about 24 hours before being fully washed and dried on patios for approximately 12 to 15 days. Each day-lot is then cupped and separated by cupping profile to manage consistency in the cup.
In the beginning of the 19th century, Don José Morales and his family migrated from Joyabaj Quiche to Canajal, San Martin Jilotepeque. For more than half a century, Don Jose Morales dedicated his life to agriculture. The most important labor was the production of eggs, which was the main income for the Morales family. With time and hard work, Don Jose was able to buy additional land in different towns around San José Poaquil, Chimaltenango. In the 1980’s the Morales’ family introduced the first bourbon coffee plantations, whose nursery came from the region of Acatenango, Chimaltenango.
Since then, the coffee plantations have become more significant to the Morales family income and to the surrounding families in the San José Poaquil region. Don Tomas Morales Chitic, grandson of Don José Morales, is currently sustaining the coffee family tradition by promoting the growth and renovation of the coffee plantations. Recently the family decided to unite their efforts and start the “Cooperativa La Asunción”, named after Don José’s wife. Cooperativa La Asunción is the latest iterance of Don Jose’s effort to better commercialize the coffee region with the objective of improving life for more San José Poaquil families.