The First New Crop Estate Organic Guat.....Jose La Laguna....
A couple of weeks ago I cupped out and absolutely incredibly fine organic estate from the country of Guatemala.
The estate is "San Jose La Laguna". It's located about 20 miles south of Guatemala's capital in a coffee growing region known as Fraijanes. Surrounded by majestic volcanoes and situated on a land once occupied by a presently retreating lake which provides the area with fine mollic soils.
The cup is rich with bright acidity that explodes in your mouth. The finish is smooth as silk that lingers with no aftertaste. It is so good I upped my order. We are getting an add on shipment next week.
Now since I'm part of The Fourth Wave, which is the Truth about Coffee, I have to tell you that even though this coffee is organic it is NOT in the Fair Trade program. Remember, only co-ops can join the Fair Trade program. But at Longbottom Coffee and Tea we give monies from a portion of every coffee bean we roast to the COFFEE KIDS organization.
That way a part of the proceeds from all of the coffee we roast is Fairly Traded. We cup all our coffee to assure the finest for our customers, and we believe in a fairly traded program by giving back. And we do that through the trusted name of COFFEE KIDS. I buy Fair Trade coffee, but, it has to cup out! Just because it touts the label does not guarantee the cup!
Keep one hand on the tiller and both eyes on the skyline, The CoffeeMariner
The estate is "San Jose La Laguna". It's located about 20 miles south of Guatemala's capital in a coffee growing region known as Fraijanes. Surrounded by majestic volcanoes and situated on a land once occupied by a presently retreating lake which provides the area with fine mollic soils.
The cup is rich with bright acidity that explodes in your mouth. The finish is smooth as silk that lingers with no aftertaste. It is so good I upped my order. We are getting an add on shipment next week.
Now since I'm part of The Fourth Wave, which is the Truth about Coffee, I have to tell you that even though this coffee is organic it is NOT in the Fair Trade program. Remember, only co-ops can join the Fair Trade program. But at Longbottom Coffee and Tea we give monies from a portion of every coffee bean we roast to the COFFEE KIDS organization.
That way a part of the proceeds from all of the coffee we roast is Fairly Traded. We cup all our coffee to assure the finest for our customers, and we believe in a fairly traded program by giving back. And we do that through the trusted name of COFFEE KIDS. I buy Fair Trade coffee, but, it has to cup out! Just because it touts the label does not guarantee the cup!
Keep one hand on the tiller and both eyes on the skyline, The CoffeeMariner
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