tasting notes: white tea, milk chocolate, sugarcane
region: atitlán
town: san lucas tolimán
producer: tinamit coop (26 members)
process: washed
elevation: 1,700 masl
importer: primavera
from primavera:
The Tinamit Tolimán agricultural cooperative, known as Tinamit, is a new
cooperative made up of Kaqchikel co ee growers in San Lucas Tolimán, a stunning
town on the shores of Lake Atitlán. These growers recognized that they were in a
perfect location to grow specialty co ee and formed an organization in 2016 to
market their co ees together. They formally became a co ee cooperative in 2018 -
making them a new organization with great potential to continue improving quality
for many years in the future!
The 26 current members work on farms from 1500 meters to 2000 meters above
sea level, and they also have a small roasting operation to sell co ee locally in their
small store. They have worked to branch out into quality natural and honey co ees,
though washed co ee remains the majority of their production. The members pay
special attention to their role in preserving the remarkable natural beauty of the
lake, and strive for environmentally sustainable production.