Fortaleza - Valle de Antigua, Guatemala
Diversity of Origins Specialty. DO Valle de Antigua, Guatemala, strictly high grown at more than 4,500 feet above sea level. Washed dry. Medium roast, preferred grind finesa, Caturra Genetic Variety. Profile: smooth, round body, slightly bright, chocolate and maple fragrance.
Diversity of Origins Specialty. DO Valle de Antigua, Guatemala, strictly high grown at more than 4,500 feet above sea level. Washed dry. Medium roast, preferred grind finesa, Caturra Genetic Variety. Profile: smooth, round body, slightly bright, chocolate and maple fragrance.
Diversity of Origins Specialty. DO Valle de Antigua, Guatemala, strictly high grown at more than 4,500 feet above sea level. Washed dry. Medium roast, preferred grind finesa, Caturra Genetic Variety. Profile: smooth, round body, slightly bright, chocolate and maple fragrance.
Fortaleza is a Café de Palo, and it means: "strength." It refers to: 1) the strength and density of our coffee beans given the high elevations at which it is grown, and 2) the strength and resilience of the people that cultivate our coffees.
Each region in the world produces coffees as unique in flavor and aromas as the terroir, elevation, and climate in which it is cultivated. In higher altitudes and cooler climates, for example, the coffee cherry ripens slowly, allowing the bean to develop more complex and pronounced characteristics, becoming more dense, aromatic, fragrant, round body, and of well-balanced acidity. The coffee bean is denser and stronger the higher the elevation at which it is cultivated.
A diversity of origins allows the market to access a broad offering of unique premium coffees, and to know the rich history of the people that cultivate it. Fortaleza evokes the strength, resilience and rich history of the origins of our coffees. For example, El Valle de Antigua is dominated by the Fuego, Agua and Acatenango volcanoes, thus the fertile volcanic soil is characterized by rich mineral wealth and proper slope for drainage. Coffee trees are grown here at above 4,900 feet above sea level, abundant sunlight with proper shade and dense vegetation to protect them from the frost of the cold nights typical at this altitude.