Guatemala Blue Ayarza

The region of Ayarza is a special one, landmarked by the drastic landscape and cold blue water from the Laguna de Ayarza and Laguna Azul. The lake was formed by two massive volcanos that collapsed and formed a large crater. 

Covoya Guatemala always knew the region had massive potential to produce specialty coffee, but the cups that we found were usually solid but unsurprising. Four years ago we rented a wet mill at 1,500 meters on a RFA certified farm. The quality coming from our washed coffee was much better than we expected. Next we tried the honey and meceration processes.

For natural-processed coffees under the Blue Ayarza mark, the best cherries from small holders in the region deliver to our mill, often in their own pickup trucks. Cherry is sent to Amatitilan for drying, the coffee starts for 10 days on the patio. To finish the coffee is mechanically dried for 5-10 hours.

FLAVOR PROFILE: Concord Grape. Blueberry. Passionfruit
PRODUCER: Covoya
PROCESS: Natural
REGION: Santa Rosa

Shipping Information  We roast all our coffees to order so you receive the freshest coffee possible. Our roast days for online orders are Wednesdays.  Place your order by Monday 3 PM PST to be part of our next roast batch.