This coffee is from Guatemala, produced by Cooperativa Agrícola Integral Atitlán "El Paraíso Tz'utujil" R.L., a cooperative of 26 neighboring smallholder members. The varieties include Bourbon, Catuai, and Caturra. The coffee is washed processed with a 12-hour maceration before pulping, followed by a 36-hour wet fermentation in covered tanks. Initial drying is 5 hours on a patio before being moved to plastic sheets for 10-15 days. The flavor profile features black cherry, caramel, and milk chocolate notes.
Bradley and Amelia started Horsham Coffee Roaster in 2012, roasting on a 1kg machine in their garage. The operation has since grown into a purpose built roastery in Burgess Hill, Sussex, where they roast daily on a Loring S35 low emissions roaster. They became the first UK roaster to sign The Pledge at transparency.coffee and maintain direct trade relationships in Rwanda, Kenya, Costa Rica, and Brazil. Most of their coffees score 85 or above on the SCA scale. They also co own Bond Street Coffee in Brighton, listed by The Telegraph among Britain's top 30 coffee shops. BBC Good Food named their subscription the UK's Best Ethical Coffee Subscription.
