SUAREZ CAUCA STORY / SINGLE ORIGIN
suarez cauca
COLOMBIA
FARMER:
MULTIPLE
ROAST level:
LIGHT
DARK
ALTITUDE:
VARIeTALS:
8200 FEET
MIXED
PROCESS:
HARVEST:
WASHED
SEPT-DEC
FLAVOR NOTES:
BROWN SUGAR
COLA RED GRAPE
This macro-lot coffee comes from a collection of
harvests from farmers around the Suarez region of Cauca,
Colombia. It was chosen by our import partners at Café
Imports as a result of it’s high score at the Cauca Best
Cup regional competition held by Café Imports and
Banexport.
The volcanic ash in the soil of Suarez, along with its sun
and altitude contribute to the region’s high coffee yield
and produces favorable flavor characteristics. During the
Cauca Best Cup competition, coffees are cupped and
scored from farmers around the region. If the coffees
scored above an 86, they are selected and blended to
create a regional blend, much like Rhone wine.
BREW method SUGGESTIONS
According to Joe Morrocco of Café Imports, this program
is meant to achieve two goals. The first is to develop a
regional flavor profile, much like the wine industry has
done in places such as Sonoma. The second is to provide
more equity to the region’s participating farmers. Coffees
that score well enough to be bought for the regional blend
receive 50¢ - 60¢ per pound over market value. This helps
the producers to invest in improvements on their farms
and in the community, as well as provide incentives for
other producers to improve the quality of their harvests.
HIGHLY REVIEWED: Our roast of Suarez Cauca
Best Cup earned a 93 point score from Ken Davids
at Coffee Review.