San Antonio, Guatemala

TASTING NOTES

milk chocolate, cherry, toasted almond, citrus

TASTING NOTES

milk chocolate, cherry, toasted almond, citrus

COFFEE BACKGROUND

Around 500 smallholder producers who grow coffee in and around San Antonio Huista comprise CODECH. The small town of San Antonia Huista sits in the highlands of Huehuetenango. Each farmer harvests and processes their coffee before it leaves the farm. They deliver the seeds in parchment to the co-op, which mills the coffee and sorts it into microlots, community lots like this one, or larger co-op lots. Our importer partner, Atlantic Specialty, is so impressed with the consistent quality of CODECH’s offerings that they’ve bought coffees from this cooperative for 16 years running.

Much of Huehuetenango’s population traces their heritage to indigenous Mayan populations — the members of CODECH include Popti, Mam, and Q’anjob’al peoples. Today, these smallholders steward their farms with deep respect for the mountainous land. They grew this coffee organically, without the use of chemical pesticides, and harvested and processed it with care — producing an exceptionally smooth and balanced cup.

Produced by the CODECH cooperative, this San Antonio selection highlights the distinct profile of Guatemala · Huehuetenango. Coffees from this high-altitude region are frequently celebrated for their vibrant acidity and complex sweetness, often balancing bright fruit tones with deep, comforting base notes. In this specific lot, Blueprint Coffee identifies a profile defined by milk chocolate, cherry, toasted almond, and citrus.

When evaluating these characteristics, it can be helpful to reference the flavor wheel to better categorize the interplay between the nutty, chocolatey foundations and the sharper, fruit-forward acidity. While natural-processed coffees often lean toward heavy, jammy fruit, washed coffees from Huehuetenango—like this San Antonio—typically emphasize a clean, crisp clarity that allows the nuanced citrus and almond notes to shine. This offering serves as a classic representation of the cooperative’s commitment to quality and the regional character of one of Guatemala’s most renowned coffee-growing areas.