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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Sipacapa; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Sipacapa; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Sipacapa; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Sipacapa; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇬🇹Guatemala · San Marcos

Sipacapa

Roasted by Counter Culture CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsGuatemalaSan MarcosWashedLight roastCocoaArabicaSingle originAsociación de Caficultores y Agricultores de Sipacapa (ACAS)Counter Culture CoffeeIndependent
🇬🇹GuatemalaWashedField BlendLight roast
Brand
Counter Culture Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇬🇹Guatemala
Region
San Marcos
Town
Sipacapa
Farm / Station
—
Farmer / Producer
Asociación de Caficultores y Agricultores de Sipacapa (ACAS)
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Field Blend
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
apple, simple syrup, sweet cocoa
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • farm idThe release aggregates unnamed ACAS member farms; no single estate is identified.
  • altitude mCounter Culture publishes only a 1,640–2,150-meter range, so no midpoint was invented.
  • fermentation and dryingMembers process and dry on farm, but release-specific protocols and durations are not published.
  • variety proportionsCaturra and Bourbon are documented, but their proportions are not published.
  • roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is available from the public listing.
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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
    Sipacapa
  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
    Asociación de Caficultores y Agricultores de Sipacapa (ACAS)
  7. 07
    The region
    San Marcos
  8. 08
    The country
    🇬🇹Guatemala
From the producer

ACAS is an association of fewer than 300 producers in Sipacapa, San Marcos. Most members farm less than one hectare, process and dry coffee on their own farms, and deliver it to the association for evaluation before Manos Campesinas coordinates quality assurance and export.

From the roaster

Counter Culture Coffee is a B Corp-certified specialty roaster that publishes seasonal sourcing, crop, price, and sensory information for its coffees.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

ACAS was founded in 2009 to develop coffee as a sustainable alternative to mining and to support members’ transition to organic production. Manos Campesinas supplies technical assistance, quality control, and export access.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
On-farm processing

ACAS members process and dry their own coffee before delivery to Sipacapa.

02
Association evaluation

Members submit coffee to ACAS for evaluation throughout the week.

03
Quality assurance and export

Manos Campesinas coordinates sampling, quality assurance, and shipment as volumes accumulate.

What was added?

No added ingredient or starter culture is disclosed on the current product page.

What wasn't added?

No co-ferment, post-roast flavoring, or fruit addition is documented; no broader absence claim is inferred.

Why it matters

The page now distinguishes hundreds of on-farm processing decisions from a single centralized mill protocol and links the documented department and mixed-cultivar designation.

What you might taste

Apple, simple syrup, and a lingering sweet-cocoa finish.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://counterculturecoffee.com/products/sipacapa-1
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 2026-10-25) 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

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farmer: Asociación de Caficultores y Agricultores de Sipacapa (ACAS) →
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