TRADITIONAL
Nº 304 Colombia Racafé Crecer
Country: Colombia
Process: Washed
Grown / Region: Antioquia & Huila
Altitude: 1100m - 1900m
Varietals: Colombia, Caturra, Castillo & Typica
Producers: Smallholders
Tasting Notes: Black Cherry, Dark Chocolate, Cola
Roast Level: Dark 5/5
The smallholders who contribute to this coffee reside in both the Antioquia and Huila regions of Colombia. Their coffees are collected and processed by Racafe, an exporter well known for quality. This particular coffee is part of their ‘Crecer’ project - which attaches a premium to the coffee for reinvestment into 21 initiatives including training, environmental welfare & business planning for producers.
DISCOVERY
Nº 302 Peru Elver Coronel
Country: Peru
Process: Washed
Grown / Region: Huabal, Cajamarca
Altitude: 1800m - 1900m
Varietals: Caturra & Bourbon
Producers: Elver Coronel
Tasting Notes: Butterscotch, Milk Chocolate, Vanilla
Roast Level: Medium 3/5
Farm Notes:This coffee is named after producer Elver Coronel, who sources cherry from his own farm, La Flor, and nearby growers. He processes all the coffee himself—pulping, washing, and drying it—taking on both the risks and costs upfront while paying his neighbours immediately.
His skill and scale give him access to global markets and better prices. This washed lot ferments overnight as whole fruit, is pulped the next morning, then fermented for 48–72 hours and dried on raised beds for up to 14 days.
Elver Coronel collects coffee cherry from his own farm, La Flor, and his neighbours' too. He shoulders the risks of processing in order to collate a larger coffee lot that can be sold internationally and represents the highest qualities of Peruvian coffee. The flavours are classic, sweet and morish!
