CAHABÓN

Cahabón can be found in the Alta Verapaz department or region in central Guatemala.  The region is mountainous and sits around 640m above sea level.  It has a very stable climate with most rainfall between June and October.  This coincides with the harvesting season. 

Cacao Verapaz was set up in 2014 and is the first speciality cacao exporter in Guatemala.  They have trained the Q'eqchi, the local Mayans in best practices post harvest to produce consistently high quality organic beans. Around 24 small holdings averaging 1.6ha are part of the partnership.

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Intercropping - Plantain, palm, citrus, timber, cinammon, pepper

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Flavour profile - Cashew butter, banana and oreo cookies.

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Fermentation - 8 days with beans turned every 2 days.

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Drying - 2 stages between indirect and direct sun.

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Environmental Practices - Water and forest conservation