San Martin, Guatemala

The Asorguate Farmer’s Association was started in 2014 by 100 coffee producers with farms averaging 7.5 acres in size. They produce some of the highest quality, easy-drinking regional coffees.

Ripe coffee cherries are brought to a local wet mill, El Retiro, to be processed. The coffee cherries are stripped of their outer fruit then go on to be fully washed and dried on raised beds.

Once at the dry mill, Beneficio Seco Las Cruces - a quality inspection - is performed. Beans are sorted by eliminating undesirable sizes. They go on to be separated by density (twice) before moving on to be sorted by color. 

The resulting cup of San Martin boasts flavors of milk chocolate, molasses, and tangerine.