Retana . Cafe De Guatemala

About This Coffee

This coffee is from the Retana farm in Antigua, Guatemala, owned by the Cofiño family since 1932. The farm is located in the Sacatepéquez district at an altitude of 1525-1550 meters. It is a natural processed coffee made from Caturra and Yellow Bourbon varietals. The coffee exhibits flavor notes of red cherry, raisins, nuts, and chocolate. The farm spans 62.5 hectares and produces approximately 1,135 60-kilo bags of parchment coffee annually, with about 20 families living and working on the property.

Origin

Antigua (Guatemala)

Flavor Notes

Raisin, Nutmeg, Chocolate, Red Cherry, Raisins

Roast Level

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Processing

Natural

Typology

Arabica

Caturra, Bourbon Amarillo

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Rabi Aouam trained as a barista starting in 2010, won the Andalusian Barista Championship in 2014, and began roasting commercially in 2018 without a fixed space. By 2021 he had a roastery and tasting room in the center of Malaga, and the operation quickly gained momentum. Kima was named Best Specialty Coffee of Spain in 2024 and ranked in the top 100 coffee destinations worldwide by Neodrinks in 2025. Rabi works exclusively with 100% Arabica specialty coffee, hand roasting each batch and selecting from a wide range of origins that includes rare varietals like Geisha from Colombia and Wild Orchid Liberica from Vietnam. An in house academy trains professionals from the hospitality sector, with baristas traveling to Malaga specifically for the courses. The philosophy is direct: flavor, traceability, zero artifice.

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