Celebrating women in coffee

Introducing our Guatemalan Seasonal Filter, La Morena, produced by an inspiring group of women. We are so pleased to support this amazing project and share their beautiful coffee with you.

The La Morena project is located in the Western Highlands of Huehuetenango in Guatemala, some of the country’s highest and driest regions, making it the perfect environment for growing coffee.

Gender inequality poses a significant challenge within the global coffee industry and Guatemala is no exception to this. With 70% of the labour being carried out by women, yet only 20-30% of farms operated by women, the industry is male-dominated and a difficult landscape for women to compete & thrive.

The La Morena project, supported by the Volcafe Way, empowers women by providing support, training, access to agronomists and avenues for career development. As a result of this support, the women of La Morena have increased the quality and yield of their coffee and also increased their income.

This particular blend of Bourbon, Catuai and Caturra has the classic characteristics of a beautiful, washed Guatemalan coffee making it perfect to drink as a filter coffee, with notes of green apple and praline.

How to Brew

We love using a Clever Dripper to brew La Morena.

Try 32-33g of ground coffee and 500ml of hot filtered water.

Brew for 4 minutes before plunging.