Verdant Reserves
Guatemala Finca Quezquesques

Producer
Delgado Family / Finca Quequezques
Country
Guatemala
Region
San Juan Sacatépequez
Process
Washed
Harvest Season
January–March
Elevation
1550–1750 masl
Varieties
Bourbon, Catuaí, Caturra
Cup
Mandarin Orange
Baked Apple
Dark Chocolate
Brown Sugar
Through a partnership with Sustainable Harvest, we’re pleased to offer exceptional coffee from Finca Quequezques (pronounced: keh-kehz-kehz).
The Delgado family has farmed coffee on these lands in the fertile highlands of San Juan Sacatepéquez for generations. Once a pine forest, Finca Quequezques is now a fully integrated coffee farm and mill operation, allowing the Delgados to maintain a high level of quality control over their output, working both with a focus on tradition and sustainability.
The name “Quequezques” comes from an indigenous name for a broad-leafed plant which grows in these mountain altitudes. It’s a fitting connection between the Delgado family’s business and the land, which with its rich volcanic soil (and temperate microclimate) is generous towards the production of beautiful coffee. And, of course, where coffee is grown in the gentle shade of native forests.
Several varieties, including many heirloom coffees, are grown here under a canopy of shade trees, guided by an agroforestry system established to provide resiliency to shifting climatic patterns and enhance soil richness. Grown in balance with nature, coffee production is not only more reliable, but quality and flavor attributes are also enhanced. In the cup, we found fruity notes of orange, cooked apple, and comforting chocolate and brown sugar.
Sample Request
Samples consist of raw green coffee available only for established roasters.