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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Concepción Huista; not a documentary photograph

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🇬🇹Guatemala · Huehuetenango

Concepción Huista

Roasted by Counter Culture CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsGuatemalaHuehuetenangoWashedLight roastCherryArabicaSingle originCounter Culture CoffeeIndependent
🇬🇹GuatemalaWashedField BlendLight roast
Brand
Counter Culture Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇬🇹Guatemala
Region
Huehuetenango
Town
Concepción Huista
Farm / Station
—
Farmer / Producer
Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Desarrollo de Concepción Huista (CODECH)
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Field Blend
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
cherry, apple, creamy
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Concepción Huista
  2. 02
    The brand
    Counter Culture Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Counter Culture Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Field Blend
  5. 05
    The farm
    Not disclosed
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Desarrollo de Concepción Huista (CODECH)
  7. 07
    The region
    Huehuetenango
  8. 08
    The country
    🇬🇹Guatemala
From the producer

CODECH is a second-level cooperative in Huehuetenango that coordinates coffee from small producers. Counter Culture and Cafe Imports publish different founding years—2000 and 1998 respectively—so the discrepancy is preserved rather than silently resolved.

From the roaster

Counter Culture Coffee highlights this selection for its high elevation and meticulous processing, which result in a balanced cup with a round, creamy mouthfeel.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

CODECH’s quality-control system separates stronger regional and single-farm lots so producers can earn premiums. This current cooperative selection brings together four varieties from high-elevation Huehuetenango farms.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Smallholder collection

CODECH coordinates coffee from member producers in communities around Concepción Huista.

02
Quality separation

The cooperative separates higher-quality regional and single-farm lots rather than exporting all member coffee as one undifferentiated blend.

03
Washed processing

Counter Culture identifies the exact 2025–2026 release as washed; crop-specific fermentation and drying parameters are not published.

What was added?

No added ingredients or starter cultures are disclosed.

What wasn't added?

Counter Culture states that it does not add flavoring agents; no fruit, spices, or post-roast flavors are documented.

Why it matters

The profile connects the cooperative, current crop, four-variety composition, and verified processing while keeping conflicting founding dates visible.

What you might taste

Counter Culture lists cherry, apple, and a creamy body.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://counterculturecoffee.com/products/concepcion-huista
  • · https://www.cafeimports.com/north-america/blog/wcp-codech/
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-14) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Shop’s exact named-product page shows six ratings, but the recurring product URL spans crop years and the reviews could not be matched to the November 2025–March 2026 release, so they were excluded. Coffee List invites ratings but exposes no qualifying exact current-crop score; reviews of other CODECH lots were also excluded.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farmer: Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Desarrollo de Concepción Huista (CODECH) →
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