Chocolate & Almond
Harvest: March 2024

Country: Guatemala
Producer: Community Blend
Region: Huehuetenango
Process: Washed
Variety: Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon & Pache
Altitude: 1,200 - 1,900 masl

As the seasons change, so does our TEAMWORK espresso, highlighting the very best single origin coffees throughout the year. We’re looking for coffees that are balanced and sweet, delicious in milk, and with enough complexity to be enjoyed straight up. This coffee comes from a group of farmers growing coffee in the highlands of Huehuetenango. This area has the highest non-volcanic mountains in Central America, and some of the most exciting, and complex coffees we’ve tasted from Guatemala have come from here. Expect a rich and full espresso, with flavours of apple, chocolate and almond.

Today, nearly half of coffee production comes from countries predicted to lose more than 60% of land suitable for growing coffee by 2050. As temperatures rise and extreme weather becomes more frequent, coffee farming is becoming increasingly difficult and less profitable for many producers across the globe. World Coffee Research is a non-profit organisation providing farmers with the tools, knowledge, and plants necessary to adapt in a changing climate. Together with our importing partners Caravela, we are donating €0.50 from every Kg of TEAMWORK Seasonal Espresso to support their work.

To learn more, click here! www.worldcoffeeresearch.org

Price we paid: €10.32/kg

FOB: €8.91/kg

Farmer / Producer Price: €5.33/kg

Weight Purchased: 7,590 kgs

Relationship: 4 years

Importer: Caravela

Our Teamwork Espresso is purchased through Caravela, who is both the importer and exporter for this coffee. Caravela purchased this community blend directly from 13 farmers in Huehuetenango with upfront payments, then took on the responsibility for the dry milling, warehousing and all of the logistical services of getting this coffee to our roastery. 

In an effort to improve how coffee is priced at origin, Caravela has created a figure called the Minimum Prosperity Price. This figure calculates the minimum farmgate price in each country which allows the average farmer to meet their cost of production, make a living wage and obtain a profit margin of at least 20%. 

Each of the farmers who contributed to this lot received an initial payment based on the quality of coffee and daily market rate. In cases when this payment was less than the Guatemalan Prosperity Price of $2.49/lb, the producer received a second payment that made up the difference.