Guatemala Organic Bourbon Farm

The new product of Xiumen coffee in this issue is raw beans.

Product name: Guatemala Organic Finca Bourbon

Farm: Finca Bourbon

Region: Patzun,Chimaltenango

Altitude: 1500-2425m

Variety: Bourbon

Certification: organic certification (OCIA/NOP,USDA,SMBF,JAS & EC 834 (EU))

Bird friendly Certification (Smithsonian Bird Friendly)

Treatment: washing. Sun drying

Key words for cup test: fresh acidity, nutty, chocolate, mellow

(crisp acidity,nutty,chocolate,round mouthfeel)

Brief introduction of Farm

Bourbon Farm, Finca Bourbon, owned by the Echeverria family, has a long history and was founded in 1870. It is one of the oldest farms in Guatemala. Bourbon varieties of coffee trees have been planted since 1878, and there is a tradition of preserving tree species, so that the ancient bourbon species on the farm have been well passed on. Today, most of the coffee trees used for coffee production on the farm are more than 70 years old, and there are a large number of century-old trees.

The farm is located in the Patzun area of the province of Chimarte Nango, Guatemala (Chimaltenango Department), on the border between the Attilan producing area and the Akanango producing area, and is the only farm in the area that produces coffee. It covers an area of 286 hectares, of which 96 hectares are used for farming and the rest are forest reserves, which is a paradise for local wildlife. (note: 1 hectare is equal to about 15 mu)

The farm is 1500-2425m above sea level, with volcanic soil and an average annual temperature of 15-20 ℃. Coffee trees are planted in shade. The harvest season is from December to March of the following year. During the harvest season, the number of farm workers will increase from more than a dozen to hundreds to meet the needs of manual picking. The harvested coffee fruit is washed with traditional Guatemalan water, peeled, fermented for 12-24 hours, and dried in the sun on the cement drying table.

As early as 1996, Bourbon Farm passed OCIA organic certification for the first time and was one of the first farms in Guatemala to accept organic certification. Also bird friendly (Bird Friendly) certified coffee. The coffee produced is 100% organic coffee.

The farm also plans to add special coffee trees, such as Geisha,Pacamara,Yellow Typica, in the future.