Tasting Notes

Caramel and toffee with mild acidity and fruit-like sweetness.

Origin Details

• Region / Huehuetenango
• Variety / Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Maragogype & Pache
• Process / Washed
• Altitude / 1,400–2,200m

An Exceptional Central American Coffee

Huehuetenango is located in Western Guatemala bordering Mexico. It is extremely diverse and known for producing some of the best coffees in Latin America due to its climate, altitude, water sources, and traditional varieties.

Waykan coffees are chosen for their pristine example of the dynamic character of coffees from Huehuetenango, with their crisp acidity reminiscent of lemon, grape, or apple, and a balance of toffee and sweet nuts, like almond. In the Maya Q’qnjobal dialect in the region, “waykan” means “star or light that shines in the sky at night.”

The indigenous population in and around Huehuetenango play a large role in the coffee production here, and coffee accounts either directly or indirectly for roughly 80 percent of the local economy.