Country: Colombia
Processing: Washed
Varietal: Gesha
Cupping Score: 90
This coffee was grown by Efrain and his wife in the famous Pitalito region of Huila, Colombia. After carefully handpicking only the ripest cherries, this lot was then exposed to dry, anaerobic fermentation for 28 hours after which it was sundried on raised, African style beds. This lot is 100% Gesha, after being discovered in Ethiopia in 1931, it made its way through Central America in the 1960’s and was first planted in Colombia in 2005.
Country: Burundi
Altitude: 1,774m
Processing: Washed
Varietal: Red Bourbon
Cupping Score: 87
Volcanic soil, high altitude and rainfall, as well as a dry harvest season create perfect growing condition for Burundi. This lot is from the Yandaro washing station located near the border with Rwanda.
The Kibira rainforest surrounds the growing areas that Yandaro services providing a healthy ecosystem that helps retain groundwater reserves and soil nutrition. Yandaro provides a purchase and processing point to over 3500 local farmers from the 22 hills surrounding the station.