Guatemala Maria Escobar

We met Maria Escobar during the 2019 Best of Huehuetenango competition in Guatemala.  Her coffee stood out for its remarkable and distinctively classic Huehue flavor profile of milk chocolate and blackberry. Maria’s coffee took 5th place out of more than 100 producers submissions. Her farm is small, less than a hectare, so winning 5th place was very remarkable & well deserved. 

Her coffee was a favorite of ours so we decided to continue a partnership with Maria every year, purchasing all of her coffee exclusively with a quality price premium over the Fair Trade value. Traceability is important to us and we think her coffee is too good not to be recognized. After an evening of conversation at the award ceremony (translated from English to Spanish to her indigenous language), the beginnings of a long term, sustainable partnership was formed. Atlas Coffee Importers has helped us facilitate this partnership, and we’re hoping to contribute to Maria’s long term success in producing outstanding specialty coffee. 

We love this coffee's sparkling clean acidity, milk chocolate undertones, and layers of vanilla and fruit notes. This coffee is an incredible example of what Guatemala has to offer.