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Guatemala

Guatemalan, La Concepción. Medium/Dark

Guatemalan, La Concepción. Medium/Dark

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The specs

TASTING NOTES

Dark Chocolate, Molasses, and Caramel

REGION

Acatenango Valley, Guatemala

PRODUCER / FARM

La Concepción / Maris Leal and Daniel Skineer-Klee

ALTITUDE

1525 — 1625 masl

PROCESS

Washed / Wet

VARIETAL

Centroamericano

TYPE

Regular

ROAST

Medium/Dark Roast

Product description

A big bold and rich medium/dark roasted Guatemalan, brew with big flavours of dark chocolate, molasses and caramel. This medium-dark roast from La Concepción delivers proper cosy-cup sweetness with a smooth, syrupy finish — the kind of coffee that keeps you coming back for just one more sip.

About this coffee

La Concepción

Around the turn of the 20th century (1890), don Anacleto Marroquin, a first-generation coffee producer, in an attempt to benefit from the boom of the coffee industry that resulted from the enactment of policies of the central government which favored this industry, bought Finca Esperanza, in the valley of Acatenango, together with his wife Higinia Melendez.

The original farm was about 250 hectares in size. In 1910, don Anacleto’s daughter Maria Natalia and her husband Maximiliano Perez inherited the farm, and started planting it anew. All of the production in the following decades was transported with donkeys and mules to the town of Acatenango, a two-and-a-half-hour-long trip, to be processed in one of the few wet mills in the area. It was not until 1956 when Maximiliano built their own wet mill in the farm and started to introduce Caturra as the main varietal in the farm.

In 1968 Finca La Esperanza won 2nd prize of the national competition for coffees grown above 4000 ft. In 1978, Maria Natalia and Maximiliano’s daughters Berta and Julia inherit the farm and manage it for another 3 decades, selling part of it in the process, before finally selling the farm to don Hector Leal in the early 2010’s. Today, formerly known as La Esperanza, Finca Concepcion is comprised of 100 hectares and the owner, putting his 65+ years of coffee work and knowledge to use, has transformed the farm with new growing methods and varietals which include H1, H3, Casiopea, Gesha, Ethiopean Dwarf, Pink Bourbon, amongst others, producing an exquisite cup of coffee. ​ Javier was fortunate to meet Maris Leal and Daniel Skineer-Klee. Maris is the granddaughter of Don Hector Leal and currently manages the farm with her husband, Daniel. Their collaboration appears seamless, and their dedication to exceptional quality is evident. Maris has also judged coffees at ANACAFE (The Guatemalan Coffee Association), and together with Daniel, they have three lovely children.

FARM/COOP/STATION: La Concepción
VARIETAL: H1
PROCESSING: Fully washed
ALTITUDE: 1,525 to 1,625 meters above sea level
Producer: Maris Leal and Daniel Skineer-Klee

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How to store coffee at home

To keep your coffee as fresh as possible, you need to protect your coffee from air, sunlight, heat, and moisture. These all will contribute to making it stale and lose flavour.

We suggest keeping your coffee in an airtight container, in a cool, dry cupboard. Our bags all have a de-gassing valve, to let out CO2 that the beans produce once roasted, it's not just there to sniff the coffee, and a reusable ziplock. So if you don't have a fancy coffee jar just push the air out the bag, zip the lock and give the bag another squeeze to get any remaining air out.

Do not store your coffee in the fridge. Roasted coffee absorbs moisture from the air (hygroscopic) and will also take up surrounding aromas. The aromas and moisture levels in the fridge will react with the coffee and delicate flavours will deteriorate.

Choosing Grind Size

If you need some help choosing which grind size to select then checkout which settings we use in the roastery for each brew method, or feel free to give us a shout and ask any questions.


Check the EK Grind Guide