Maya
Maya

Maya

€12,50

Our darkest roast, for people who like their coffee bold. Maya combines washed Guatemalan coffee with natural-process Brazilian, roasted to bring out rich, bittersweet intensity. Despite the darker profile, there's real depth here: layers of flavor that keep bringing you back for more. Named for the Mayan heritage of the Guatemalan highlands. Excellent as espresso or cappuccino, or for a powerful cup of filter coffee.

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Origin: Guatemala - Jalapa, Brazil - Mantiqueira de Minas
Farm: Pataleon Lopez, Fazenda Pedra Preta
Process: Natural & Washed
Varietal: Catuaí, Catucai, Pache, San Ramon, Bourbon, Caturra
Notes: Bold, Intense, Bittersweet
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Red and yellow cherry coffee varieties growing side by side at a coffee farm in Honduras
Origin

Maya brings together two farms, one in Guatemala and one in Brazil.

The Guatemalan half comes from Pataleon Lopez in Jalapa, Guatemala, within the Indigenous community of Santa Maria Xalapan. The idea of producing coffee here began as a way of supporting a growing community of farmers. The region had long been known for crops such as corn, tomatoes, apples, peaches, and avocados, and coffee was later added to the mix.

At 1,700 to 1,900 meters, the combination of high altitude and rich, black Pumis soils has proved ideal for coffee. Pataleon grows Pache, San Ramón, Catuaí, Bourbon, and Caturra varieties under shade trees including Chalun, Caspirol, Gravilea, and banana trees. The coffee is washed, bringing a clean and structured character to the blend.

The community became a formal association in February 2017 with the support of Primavera Coffee, following encouragement from a Spanish organization that saw the potential of bringing farmers together to strengthen their community and find better markets for their quality products.

The Brazilian half comes from Fazenda Pedra Preta in Mantiqueira de Minas, a farm run by our close friend Eduardo Ferreira D'Souza. Eduardo converted his father's conventional coffee operation into a regenerative agroforestry system, and we've partnered with him as his exclusive European roaster. The natural-process Catucai from Pedra Preta adds body and sweetness to Maya, balancing the clean brightness of the Guatemalan component. If you want to taste Pedra Preta coffee on its own, try our Flora.

Together they make a blend built for darker roasting: bold, intense, and full of flavor.

Connection

A lot of specialty coffee roasters won't touch dark roast. There's a stigma: dark roast means cheap coffee, burnt beans, old-school diners. If you want quality, you're supposed to drink it light.We think that's unfair to people who genuinely prefer bold, intense coffee. Why should dark roast lovers have to choose between good sourcing and the flavor profile they actually enjoy?Maya is our answer. We took two excellent coffees from farms we know personally and roasted them to bring out deep, bittersweet intensity. It's dark by our standards, though still lighter than what you'd get at most chains. The quality is top notch. The sourcing is responsible. The flavor is just bolder, darker, and more intense.If you like your coffee strong and bold, this one's for you.
Freshky harvested coffee cherries of mixed red and yellow varieties, Honduras
Freshky harvested coffee cherries of mixed red and yellow varieties, Honduras

Connection

A lot of specialty coffee roasters won't touch dark roast. There's a stigma: dark roast means cheap coffee, burnt beans, old-school diners. If you want quality, you're supposed to drink it light.We think that's unfair to people who genuinely prefer bold, intense coffee. Why should dark roast lovers have to choose between good sourcing and the flavor profile they actually enjoy?Maya is our answer. We took two excellent coffees from farms we know personally and roasted them to bring out deep, bittersweet intensity. It's dark by our standards, though still lighter than what you'd get at most chains. The quality is top notch. The sourcing is responsible. The flavor is just bolder, darker, and more intense.If you like your coffee strong and bold, this one's for you.