Manhattan Los Suspiros Guatemala [FILTER]
Origin
Guatemala
Variety
Processing
Natural
Altitude
1500-1800masl
Roast Profile
Filter
Taste Notes
Notes of sweet current, wild honey and ripe plum
Coffee Facts
The farm is named Los Suspiros, which means “the sighs” in Spanish, because of the fresh breezes air you can experience whenever you pause to appreciate the incredible view.
Juan Palacios established Finca Los Suspiros in the early 1930s. He planted coffee trees and also grew corn and tobacco and bred cows. In those years, Don Juan loaded his coffee on mules and traveled a full 5 days on horseback to bring his harvest to Huehuetenango City.
Juan bequeathed his farm to his only son, Amadeo. Under Amadeo, the farm shifted focus to solely coffee production. In 1997, Amadeo gave 70 hectares to his grandson – the current owner - Axel Palacios.
Now the 4th-generation of Palacios to own and operate Finca Los Suspiros, Axel is dedicated to specialty coffee production. Axel joined his childhood friends, Fredy and Alejandro Morales, as they expanded their family farm, Finca Rosma, into a specialty exporter. Today, Alex and the Morales brothers operate Finca Los Suspiros as part of their joint venture, the specialty coffee exporter, Rosma Coffeelands.
