Finca Bourbon 100% Bourbon Organic

Farm: 
Finca Bourbon
Varietal: 
Bourbon
Processing: 
Fully Washed and dried on patio
Altitude: 
1,500–2425 metres above sea level
Owner: 
Dariush Echeverria
Town/City: 
Patzún
Region: 
Chimaltenango
Warehouse: 
European

This coffee is packed in jute sacks lined with PVC Grainpro bags – an airtight storage system that preserves aroma and freshness for longer, while also allowing the coffee to breathe naturally.

Finca Bourbon has been in the Echeverria family since 1870, and was first planted with Bourbon coffee in 1878. Since then the seeds have been collected from the old Bourbon trees and so the varietal has been preserved.

The Farm is located in Patzún, at the border of the Atitlan and Acatenango regions, in the Chimaltenango department. It is the only farm in the area that grows coffee and, in 1996, it became one of the first coffee farms in Guatemala to be certified as organic.

Finca Bourbon sits at between 1,500–2425 metres above sea level and and extends over 286.44 hectares, of which 96.44 hectares are planted with coffee. The remaining 190 hectares form a protected forest reserve and are a haven for local wildlife. The coffee grows in the shade of native trees and is selectively handpicked only when fully ripe. The cherries are then fully washed and sun dried on patios.

The farm has been certified Organic by OCIA/NOP, USDA, SMBF, JAS and EC 834 (EU).