Pascual Marcos Cardona

Pascual Marcos Cardona’s small farm overlooks the highlands of western Guatemala near the town of Concepción Huista. Pascual is part of the CODECH cooperative, an organization we’ve worked closely with since 2010. Each season, the cooperative sets aside the best-scoring deliveries for premium sale, thereby incentivizing and rewarding quality. Pascual’s coffee is regularly one of the top-scoring coffees. After hundreds of cups were tasted, the coop identified this coffee as one of the best, and our sourcing team couldn’t agree more. We purchased it specifically to offer exclusively to our subscribers. This sweet, chocolatey coffee is layered with a memorable stone-fruit complexity and a crisp, green-apple-like finish.

Pronunciation: pahs-KWAHL MAR-kohs kar-DOH-nah

This single-producer offering from Pascual Marcos Cardona highlights the distinct character of coffee grown in the Concepción Huista region of Guatemala. As a producer, Pascual Marcos Cardona contributes to the diverse landscape of Guatemalan coffee, which is often celebrated for its balanced acidity and complex profiles. When evaluating such coffees, roasters like Counter Culture Coffee look for clarity and sweetness that reflect the specific terroir of the highlands.

The profile of this lot features notes of chocolate, stone fruit, and green apple. While individual lots vary, coffees from this region frequently exhibit a crisp, clean structure that pairs well with the depth provided by chocolatey undertones. To better understand how these specific descriptors fit into a broader sensory experience, you can consult the flavor wheel. This coffee serves as a focused example of the quality achievable through dedicated small-scale production in this unique corner of the country.