Guatemala Specialty Coffee | Single Origin | National Parks — Zion

Carved by geology. Refined by elevation.

Zion is a specialty-grade single origin coffee sourced from Guatemala’s highland growing regions and roasted in the United States. Independently third-party tested for purity and quality. Roasted to order in small batches and ships within two business days.

Specialty-grade  ·  Single Origin  ·  Roasted in the USA  ·  Lab Verified  ·  Fresh Roasted

Guatemala’s coffee growing regions are among the most geologically dramatic in the world. The volcanic soil of Antigua and the high-altitude forests of Huehuetenango produce two distinct expressions of Guatemalan coffee — both structured, both serious, both worth knowing.

Antigua sits in a valley surrounded by three volcanoes. The soil is mineral-rich and the altitude is consistent. Huehuetenango grows coffee at elevations up to 2,000 meters, where the proximity to the Cuchumatanes mountain range creates a dry microclimate that concentrates flavor. The result across both regions is a cup that leads with chocolate, settles into amber sweetness, and finishes with the dried fruit and tea character that defines Guatemala at its best.

Roasted medium in small batches in the United States. Shipped fresh. This coffee suits drip and pour over well. It is the kind of cup that holds up to a long morning.

Baking Chocolate  —  deep cocoa structure through the body

Amber Sweetness  —  brown sugar warmth in the mid-palate

Dried Fruit & Tea  —  layered, complex finish

Medium Roast  ·  Balanced Acidity  ·  Full Body

Thomas Moran painted Zion’s canyon country in 1876. The painting on this bag — Valley of Babbling Waters, Southern Utah — shows a landscape that took millions of years of geological force to produce. Moran understood that the scale of what he was painting was not the point. The point was what that scale meant — what it demanded of the person standing in front of it.

Guatemala’s highlands have been farmed for coffee long enough to understand the same logic. The volcanic soil, the altitude, the processing traditions — these are not recent discoveries. They are the accumulated knowledge of generations of farmers who understood what the land was asking for and answered accordingly.

The painting is sourced from Wikimedia Commons, confirmed public domain CC0. The coffee is sourced from Guatemala’s most respected growing regions. Both took a long time to become what they are.

Specialty-grade coffee scores 80 points or higher on the Specialty Coffee Association’s 100-point evaluation scale. Coffees are evaluated through blind sensory testing by trained graders who assess aroma, flavor, body, acidity, and defects.

The classification represents a small percentage of global coffee production. Zion meets the specialty-grade standard. It also meets the OFC Specialty Coffee Standard — specialty grade minimum, roasted in the United States, independently lab tested, shipped fresh.

Guatemala — Huehuetenango & Antigua

Coffee must be grown in equatorial climates, but roasting is the manufacturing step that transforms raw beans into the finished product. Zion is roasted in the United States in small batches and shipped shortly after roasting.

Zion is independently tested by an accredited third-party laboratory for contaminants including:

•        Mycotoxins

•        Heavy metals

•        Mold contamination

•        Yeast

Testing is conducted on the finished roasted coffee, verifying the purity of the product as it ships to you.

View Lab Results →

Official Fellow Citizen is a registry of issued products known as Citizens. GEORGE is the parent entity from which all Citizens are issued. Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Rocky Mountain, Grand Canyon, Shenandoah, Redwood Forest, and Japan are Citizens of the Official Fellow Citizen registry, each formally recorded and permanently archived.

Official Fellow Citizen is a registry of issued products known as Citizens. Each Citizen is a real, shoppable item formally recorded and permanently archived. Zion is Citizen No. 4.

The George National Parks Coffee Collection draws inspiration from America’s national parks. Official Fellow Citizen is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the National Park Service.

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→  Meet GEORGE — the parent entity

→  What is the National Parks Coffee Collection?

→  View the Zion registry entry

→  View the Zion lab results

→  What is specialty-grade coffee?

→  What does roasted in the USA mean for coffee?

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