We’re experiencing rounded body with notes of brown sugar, blackberry, & cocoa.

Producer: Petronilo Martinez

Location: Hoja Blanca, Cuilco, Huehuetenango, 1400-2100masl

Genetic Varieties: Bourbon & Caturra

Process: Washed

Importing Partner: Onyx Coffee

Father Petronilo Martinez and son Petronilo Jesus manage this farm on the Mexican Border. They named their farm after the avocado trees that were planted throughout the plantation. Finca El Aguacatal was founded in 1958 by Petronilo's father Gumercindo Martir Martinez, who left the farm to him. Don Petronilo de Jesus was elected as President of the Agriculture Cooperative to direct the production activities with several people and bring the coffee grown in Hoja Blanca to market. He was president for 5 years, but then bought 6 more hectares of land which kept him very busy-- by 1966 he was producing 300 quintales parchment. Petronilo and his wife Demetria Castillo Recinos have 8 children, 23 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren, and many family members work in coffee at different levels. Petronilo is in his eighties now. He enjoys walking on the farm to enjoy the sunshine and sounds of the river, watching his favorite soccer teams on TV, and reading his Bible.