SEASONAL OFFERING | Colombia

Tasting Notes from the Roaster:

Roast Level: Light

Process: Washed

Flavor: Lemon, Caramel, Black Tea

Region: Cauca

Farm Coop: Fondo Paez – Café Naftewesh Located in the remote, highland regions of Cauca, the Paez (who also call themselves Nasa, or “the people”) is the largest indigenous group in Colombia. Fondo Paez was founded in 1992, with the primary goal of recuperating traditional agricultural knowledge and indigenous culture which had been buried by centuries of conflict and oppression.

The main cash crop of this region is still coffee. Therefore, to ensure a stable income for their members, Fondo Paez proposed a cooperative of community based coffee farmer associations. By 2000, they were sufficiently self-organized to be selling coffee through the Coffee Federation’s Specialty Coffee program. 

Why we love this coffee: 

Fondo Paez coffee is characterized by pungent flavors of raisin, apricot, citrus and fresh berries, honeysuckle and vanilla aromas, bright acidity and silky full body; and their coffee continues to win recognition and awards as a 90+ coffee in both local and international cupping competitions.