Founded by Alexandra Dalton in Hackney during the pandemic, her coffee pedigree goes as for back as 1870.
The late 1800s were a challenging time in Guatemala. The production of cochineal, a natural insect dye, was in decline due to industrialisation in Europe. Amid this economic shift, Alexandra's great-great-great-grandfather secured a loan in 1870 to purchase land in Antigua. Determined to build a future in coffee, he later travelled to London to sell his first crop. As a pioneer in Guatemalan coffee production, he became known as the 'grandfather of coffee' in Guatemala.
Rich tasting notes of blueberry, raisin, prune, almond, juicy and sweet complexity.
Finca La Esperanza started over 50 years ago and has earned international acclaim, including multiple Cup of Excellence awards. This coffee is roasted for filter - which is ideal for brewing AeroPress, v60, filter coffee.
The story of Finca La Esperanza or ‘the hope’ begins over 50 years ago with Don Eleodoro, who would trek four days by foot to buy coffee cherries from a farm and then walk five days back to sell them to a mill. Seeing the potential in this business, he bought Finca La Esperanza in 1953. Aurelio, one of Eleodoro’s sons, grew up on the farm and, after a brief stint in school, returned to help out. His dream was to own his own farm, which he realized in 1986 with the purchase of Villaure, a name combining ‘Vill’ from Villatoro and ‘Aure’ from Aurelio.
