One typically hears the term “terroir” used exclusively in relation to wine—and yet, this concept of climate and terrain being indicative of flavor is just as applicable to coffee. The beans in each bag of our limited-edition Trader Joe’s Guatemala La Morena Peaberry Small Lot Coffee, for example, hail from the women-owned La Morena collective of farms, situated near the city of Huehuetenango in western Guatemala. Here, the region’s warm, humid, subtropical climate and lush, limestone soils make ideal growing conditions for crafting this rich, chocolatey, and superlatively smooth coffee—the kind that conjures the character of its terroir with every satisfying sip.

In addition to its impressive provenance, the makers of this Small Lot Coffee have also ensured that each bag contains only the very best of the very best coffee beans from their harvest. While there are usually two beans in each coffee cherry, approximately 5% of coffee crops yield Peaberry beans, which are smaller and prized for their concentrated flavors. In these Peaberry beans, those flavors express themselves as dark chocolate, ripe blackberry, and a sweet, cozy finishing note of brown sugar. We recommend enjoying each cup in a context where you can slowly savor every sip, like paired with a flaky pastry, avocado toast, or a few squares of our Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds.