Guatemala, exclusivity of Guatemalan coffee with a touch of chocolate, is the name of the event that was accompanied by the main culinary leaders of the Madrid gastronomic sector and was also attended by Yoli San Martin, gastronomic advisor and technical director of the Professional Culinary League, representing the group of chefs from all over Spain whose function is to promote Spanish gastronomy throughout the world.
The tasting of 8 specialty coffees from Guatemala was led by Venezuelan barista Simón Cárdenas, who has extraordinary international expertise in the world of coffee and a career as a barista in South America and Europe.
The varieties that were presented were Pea Berry, Catuai, Bourbon, Catimor, Java, Caturra, Pacamara, Geisha and Anacafé 14, from Atitlán, La Antigua Guatemala, Palencia, Santa Rosa, Acatenango, Huehuetenango and Jutiapa.
“We bring the varieties of Guatemalan coffee that will become the best choice for the preferred cup of coffee in important markets such as Spain, due to their characteristics, valuable quality standards, innovation and the microclimates that represent the natural and cultural wealth of Guatemalan farms. Our offer is to make the best of Guatemalan specialty coffee known in every corner of Spain, expanding new horizons for commercial closings”, said Maricarmen Fuentes, director of The Voice of Coffee.
Guatemala is a leading country in the coffee export region and is positioned as one of the ten largest coffee producers in the world. It has great opportunities to create unique experiences from its coffee palate to important international markets.
The support and accompaniment of the Embassy of Guatemala to the Kingdom of Spain is appreciated, in the Guatemala event, exclusivity of Guatemalan coffee with a touch of chocolate, in which the vision and support for national coffee producers was significantly provided. .
The farms selected for the event are present in different international markets, due to their export to different countries such as the United States, Germany, Chile, the Netherlands, and others on the Asian continent; Guatemalan specialty coffee bets on the Spanish market, due to its high projection of consumption and incursion.
2023 points to a better coffee wave for Guatemala, which will increase foreign exchange from gold coffee exports. These were at USD$1 thousand 62 million (about Q8 thousand 177 million), and the end of this year is still pending for the final calculation, so there could be a historical figure for the 2022-2023 harvest period.
