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NEW COFFEE: Working Towards Gender Equality in Guatemala

We are beyond excited to introduce our latest coffee sourced from Guatemala and entirely female-farmer produced! Not only is this high quality coffee filled with notes of dark chocolate, brown sugar, and plum, but its inception is also one tiny step towards achieving gender equality within the coffee industry in Guatemala. In Guatemala, gender equality remains a challenge, and coffee has long been a male-dominated industry. These factors have made it incredibly difficult for women to compete and thrive in the coffee world.

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Bean Spotlight: Peru - Organic Chasqui

This USDA Organic Peruvian coffee comes from the collection of 68 smallholder coffee producers throughout three regions in Peru: Cajamarca, Junin and San Martin. The altitude of these farms range from 800–1,800 meters and produce coffee varieties including Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, Catimor, Catuai, and Castillo. This coffee is harvested May through October, where the beans undergo natural fermentation, are washed and then sun dried. The end result is a coffee with sweet notes of chocolate, nougat and tart green grape with mild acidity and a smooth body that finishes like a crisp, white wine.

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