Our Guatemala Maragogype is a blend of the 100% maragogype production from several specialty coffee farms.  Few farms have sufficient production of maragogype and this coffee represents the production from maragogype plots on several farms which has been pooled to make up a small lot for export.

Maragogype is one of the so-called ‘heirloom’ varietals that are older plant types that were cultivated for flavour. Modern varietals, in contrast, tend to be optimised for yield, rather than taste. A Maragogype coffee bush may produce less than 1kg of green coffee a year whereas one of the newer high-yield hybrids varietals will easily produce three times as much.

The beans, however, are unique for their very large screen size and are often commonly referred to as ‘elephant beans’ Note that this should not be confused with the ‘elephant ear’ defect beans that are also selected out and then sold due to their unusual ‘hollow’ appearance and which may be from any Arabica varietal. The two are not the same

With regards to taste - Mild, fruity with hints of dry white wine on the finish.

Price shown per 500g.

£7.00

Product Code: GUAQ13