ACE Carrizal

About This Coffee

This single-origin coffee is sourced from the Carrizal farm, located in Gualán, Zacapa, within the Sierra del Merendón mountain range in Guatemala. Grown at approximately 1,000 meters above sea level by the Zelaya family, this coffee features a blend of Sarchimor, Caturra, Catimor, and San Isidro varieties. It is processed to be an omni-roast, making it suitable for both filter and espresso brewing methods. The flavor profile is complex and rich, characterized by notes of cacao, graham cracker, and black tea.

Origin

Gualán (Guatemala)

Flavor Notes

Black Tea, Cacao, Graham Cracker

Roast Level

Medium Light

Processing

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Typology

Arabica

San Isidro, Catimor, Caturra, Sarchimor

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Ritual Coffee Roasters

Eileen Hassi Rinaldi and Jeremy Tooker founded Ritual Coffee Roasters in San Francisco in May 2005, helping pioneer the West Coast style of light to medium roasting that would go on to shape specialty coffee across the country. Hassi Rinaldi became sole owner in 2007 and has led the company as a woman owned, fully independent operation ever since. Ritual purchases approximately 95 percent of its beans directly from producer partners, a practice it has maintained since launching its direct trade program that same year. All coffee is roasted in small batches on a retrofitted 1950s Probat UG 22 and tasted at every stage. The roastery holds CCOF Organic certification and routinely pays well above fair trade minimums, backing long term commitments to the farms it works with. Twenty years in, the approach remains the same: small batch, origin focused, and uncompromising on quality.

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