Falla family started growing coffee in Antigua valley in Guatemala in 1890. It was in 1962, that Arturo Falla Cofino, 3^rd generation of the Falla family, decided to purchase a farm next to his family’s original farm. He called the new farm “El Tempixque”, tempisque is the name of a tree that is right in front of the gate at the farm.

Arturo, who completed his studies in the US, was very passionated about the land. He focused on growing coffee and was a pioneer in including shade grown practices such as using Grevillea and Macadamia trees within the coffee fields. Besides coffee, he’s favorite hobbies included growing roases, poinsettias, leather leaves, moose horns and orchids.

Today, Sebastian and Andrian, the new generation, have been developing new projects. One of them being the development of a micro-mill, focused on special process micro-lots from small producers. The both work closely with the exportation and logistics department, understanding every part of the process to deliver an excellent service to their customers.

Origin: Antigua, Guatemala

Altitude: 1500-1600masl

Variety: Caturra

Processing: Washed

Cup profile: orange peel, macadamia, pecan, brown sugar, syrupy, balanced acidity

Suggested for: espresso

Recipe

In: 18.5 gr

Out: 38 gr

Time: 25sec