CGS House Blend

This house roast is the perfect medium blend to sip all day long! Consisting of 65% of a lighter roast of our Peruvian beans, and 35% of our Guatemalan beans, this blend is smooth and lucious, with note of chocolate, brown sugar, and perfectly balanced!

12 oz, freshly roasted at Charlotteville General Store roastery.

65% Peruvian Penachi

Coffee name/Type - APROCASIVER, Cafe Femenino, Arabiga

Country of origin - Peru

Fair Trade & Organic, produced by women of color.

Region/Area - Cajamarca

Environmental/sustainability initiatives - Cafe Femenino is an initiative of 52 female members. The women producers have come together to focus on quality and increase productivity. With Cafe Femenino, the women actively participate in the entire process of producing coffee and in other activities. The producers protect the conservation areas in the region around the Cutervo National Park and the species in that region to promote tourism.

35% Guatemala Nahuala

Coffee name/Type - NAHUALA, COOPERATIVE NAHUALA (also known as COCASNAH, Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera de Servicios Varios Nahualá, R.L.)

Country of origin - Guatemala

Fair Trade & Organic, produced by women of color.

Region/Area - Sololá, Village: Pasac, Guatemala

Cooperative Nahualá consists of 183 members, 128 of which are women. The members of the co-op are part of Guatemala’s indigenous Mayan population which still proudly uphold many of the traditional cornerstones of the culture such as their clothing and language. Nahualá also works to promote gender equality through specific training and overall inclusion of their women members. It established a Café Femenino Program in 2005. In an effort to promote a health symbiotic relationship with the natural environment, the cooperative is dedicated to organic production and has been producing certified organic coffee for export for more than 15 years.