Coffee Snobbery : Guatemalan Coffee Bean Profile

If you love coffee as much as we do, you want to be in the know, get the download, understand just what in the world that you’re drinking. We love the flavor profile of the Guatemalan bean, and we’re pretty darned sure that you will to. Just a quick reminder, you can order your very own roast profile and our expert roasters will roast up a batch with your name on it. Imagine the snobbery level that you’ll be on!

Ok, on to the delectable Guatemala bean. Just south of Mexico in Central America, Guatemala has lush rain forests, lakes, volcanoes, and some really cool ancient Mayan ruins. Guatemala is one of the worlds largest coffee bean producers despite its small size and boasts 8 different regions where Coffee farmers thrive, so you can get slightly different flavor profiles based on those regions, higher altitudes, humidity, ash, etc., all contribute.

Taste Profile

Ok, here’s what you really want to know. These beans, when roasted properly are delicious. As a whole, Guatemalan beans are sweet tasting and carry along some chocolatey notes. There is a slight smokiness to the bean and also, hints of toffee (delicious) and nuts are interwoven into this complex taste profile. In terms of acidity, you can get a bit of a variety here, from fruity acidity to high acidity depending on which region the beans came from. Beans grown at a higher altitude tend to have more of a noticeable flavor profile then beans to low to medium elevations.

The Coffee Snob Way

We’re not to tell you how to run your coffee life, BUT, we love a dark Guatemalan roast with whole bean for drip style coffee makers and medium roast for all of your French Press lovers. Grab your customized roast below!