Huehuetenango is the highest and driest of Guatemala’s non-volcanic regions. This renowned region owes much to the dry, hot winds that come in from the mountains of Mexico’s Tehuantepec plain. The additional heat layers protect Huehuetenango from frost and enable coffee to grow at altitudes of 2,000 masl.

Due to the high altitude, nearly all of Huehuetenango’s producers process their own coffee. Fortunately, the region has rivers and streams in abundance, so mills can be placed almost anywhere.

Guatemalan producers are constantly looking for better growing conditions: richer soil; advantageous micro-climates; and ideal shade conditions. Farmers are investing in moving to higher grounds to increase their options for growing specialty coffees. Producers are dedicating lands at higher altitudes to planting traditional varietals that produce differentiated cup qualities.

Product image by: Julian Monge-Najera via Flickr

Roast: Medium Dark
Acidity: Medium
Body: Heavy
Varietal: Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, Typica
Producers: Various Smallholders

Guatemala Sanigua

It all started as a search for better coffee that turned into a hobby and then into a passion. In 2017, after years of home roasting and apprenticing at a roastery in East Haven, CT., Dennis and Jennie found the perfect space in Norwalk, CT. and purchased a Mill City 3KG roaster. They chose Norwalk as their home base because Dennis was born and raised here and because of the love and support they’ve seen for small businesses.

Our focus at Strigo Coffee is on forming direct trade relationships with farmers to find the world’s best single origin coffees and taking the time to learn the bean and roast it to perfection. We also love to play around with blends to create more complex flavor profiles. You can purchase our coffees as a single order or save money by subscribing and have it delivered straight to your home or office on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis. If you own a coffee shop/restaurant/cafe and would like to sell Strigo Coffee, we also offer wholesale accounts.

Here at Strigo, we drink coffee for all occasions but our favorite time for coffee is on adventures. Being out in nature and exploring the world with a great tasting cup of coffee in hand is what fuels us and makes our world go round. You also may have noticed that we really like owls. Their wild nature and nocturnal ways are just a couple of the reasons why we love them so. The word STRIGO translates to OWL in Esperanto. 

Guatemala Sanigua

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Guatemala Sanigua

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