Guatamala Finca El Injertal

Finca El Injertal is located near several springs, which provide water during the dry season, as well as the energy to run the coffee mill. The farm sits on over 200 acres of land. Coffee is grown on 173 acres, while 32 acres are a forest reserve where native species of trees are kept to provide refuge for wildlife. In the 1930’s, Jose Olivio Chavez, the founder of El Injertal, learned about coffee when he visited farms in northern Guatemala. He took plants from those farms and began his own plantation. Currently, El Injertal is run by Olivio’s grandson, Jose Alejandro Solis Chavez. The coffee is produced in a sustainable, ecological manner. The farm is covered with Chalun, shade trees that provide organic matter and help to control erosion.

Farm: El Injertal

Location: Near the town of La Democracia, Huehuetenango, Northwest Guatamala

Altitude: 1185-1645m

Varietal: Caturra, Bourbon, Mundo Nuevo

Notes: Organically Grown(not certified)

Process: Fully washed, Sun dried

Cupping Notes: At city roast this coffee maintains a medium body.  Earthy notes are sweetened by subtle orange brightness with a pleasant finish of toasted sugar not quite caramelized.