Guatemala Estate Finca Santa Ana La Huerta
From the Santa Ana la Huerta farm, Minas Gerais
A Union Hand-Roasted exclusive. This coffee is grown and farmed by Rony Asensio and Luis Pedro Zelaya on their family owned farm which is located in an undeveloped portion of Guatemala called Sierra de las Minas.
Union Hand-Roasted has committed to a long-term purchase from Santa Ana la Huerta at a sustainable price. By doing so, Rony and his family can continue to live their dream by producing high quality coffee while improving the living and working conditions for their farm workers.
When brewed, our Guatemala Estate reveals all that is great about coffees from this most critically acclaimed and diverse origin. Enjoy its lively, complex flavour tones of honey, red fruit, butterscotch, dark chocolate and smoky-spice.
The Coffee Farm
Rony Ascensio built his Santa Ana la Huerta farm more than 12 years ago in a remote area of Guatemala, on a mountain-top with no immediate neighbours. Around six years ago as coffee prices crashed and financial ruin loomed, the farm was saved when Rony went into partnership with his brother-in-law, Luis Pedro Zelaya. This pair's relationship has allowed them to pool their knowledge, experience and passion of coffee production - to deliver a truly outstanding coffee.
During the past five years, Union Hand-Roasted's sustainable premiums have contributed to radical improvements in the farm's output. New coffee washing channels have been installed and the construction of a new patio drying terrace have both helped improve quality levels. Last year, further improvements were made with the installation of a "bio-digester" system that cleans residues from water used in the mill before returning it to the ground via irrigation systems. And this year, the farm's seven permanent workers have seen the installation of electricity through Rony and Luis' investment in a solar panel array. We are proud of our status as the only UK roasters of Santa Ana la Huerta's coffee - and even more so at being the world's first to offer it as an unblended, single origin varietal.