Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala
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Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala

Caramel & red apple

Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala is 100% Arabica coffee, our first via IWCA (International Women's Coffee Alliance). Deliciously full-bodied, fresh, yet creamy in flavor. Best enjoyed as an espresso or in a Bialetti. Read more.

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Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala in short

Mujeres Ixil is a full-bodied, 100% Arabica coffee from Guatemala, with notes of caramel, chocolate, plums, and red apple. This Ray & Jules coffee is creamy yet fresh and is best enjoyed as an espresso.

Sustainable coffee from Ray & Jules: slow-roasted and freshly roasted using solar energy. In collaboration with the International Women's in Coffee Alliance (IWCA). This global network supports women throughout the coffee chain and brings together 29 chapters worldwide.

Impact: Women in Coffee

The International Women's Coffee Alliance (IWCA) brings together a global network of chapters and supports the work and growth of women in the international coffee community.

A few months ago, the Mujeres Ixil joined IWCA Guatemala. This gives them a voice and a label that allows them to market their coffee more effectively. Their goals are the same as those of IWCA worldwide: to become visible, gain access to markets, and claim a fairer position in a sector where women are still too often invisible. Read more in Sarah's blog.

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Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala

Mujeres Ixil, Guatemala

Region & altitude

100% Arabica beans from the Quiché region, Santa Avelina, 1700-1800m.

Intensity

3 (intense). You taste caramel, chocolate, plums, and red apple.

Impact

International Women's Coffee Alliance (IWCA).

Recommended brewing method

Fully automatic, Bialetti.

What's special
about this coffee

Five years ago, 45 women decided to join forces. They founded Mujeres Ixil, a collective that is still supported today by the larger Maya Ixil cooperative, a partner of Ray&Jules with whom we have been working for years.

The Ixil community suffered greatly during the Guatemalan civil war. Women were particularly targeted: rape, slavery, forced marriages... traumas that continue to have an impact today. Only in recent years have these crimes been officially recognized in court cases.

Against this backdrop, this coffee story takes on a deeper meaning. It is not just about harvesting coffee, but about harvesting hope. Women working together to build a better future, rooted in their land, their culture, and their coffee.

Seven of these women modelled for a portrait: Ana Gómez Cruz, Catarina Torres Noritga, Cecilia Bernal Toma, Isabela de la Cruz Medina, Maria de la Cruz Toma, Maria Josefina Ixcoy Hernández & Susana Rodríguez Pérez. Read more in Sarah's blog post.

About coffee from Guatemala

Coffee in Guatemala only became important after 1856 when chemical dyes drastically reduced the demand for "indigo" (natural dye). Indigo was then the main export product and so the government began to look for ways to encourage the coffee industry. The government did not always do this in an ethically responsible manner and the land of indigenous peoples was taken en masse.

In the 1950s, reform law came to expropriate and redistribute land for agricultural activities. This caused a lot of fuss and eventually resulted in a long civil war (1960-1996) that is still felt today and causes a lot of problems for the Guatemalan people. Coffee from Guatemala is very varied, ranging from rather light, very sweet, fruity and complex coffees to heavy, rich and more chocolatey flavors.

Producers & cooperative

With Mujeres Ixil, the women want to join forces, primarily around coffee, of course. The better the quality of the coffee, the more money they get for it and the stronger their financial position becomes. As a group, they become more visible and hope to gain greater access to the market.

They organize training courses, sometimes very technical ones on coffee cultivation, fermentation, or harvesting methods. But just as often, the courses cover topics such as human rights, healthy nutrition, or hygiene.

Specifications

Processing: Washed

Harvest months: January - march

Variety: Caturra & Anacafé 14

Importer: Rebel Merchants

Exporter: Maya Ixil

SCA: 85

How we make a difference

Solar powered roast

Sharing the technology of our 'sunroaster' means making more impact.

Strong partnerships

We grow climate-resistant plantations together with local farmers.

Fresh & slow

Your coffee is slowly roasted and arrives at your door a few days later.

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