Colombia: Reimundo Guarnizo

$16.00

In the highlands of central-eastern Huila lies the municipality of Tarqui. Steep hills, several microclimates, and soil types, and a plethora of tiny growers provide an array of profiles. In the region, there’s a collaborative and familial spirit that means that ideas spread quickly, and there’s a collective sense as family members guide each other through new processing regimes. Family members share tips as many of them lessen their dependence on synthetic chemical inputs, and put more energy into organic farms with healthy and more resistant trees and nutrient-rich soils, showing both yield benefits, as well as reduced on-farm costs.

Reimundo Guarnizo has identified several practices for more consistency; specifically, taking careful note about conditions during coffee processing (and therefore more stable income)- specifically, taking careful note about conditions during coffee processing (pulp and sweetness of cherries, weather conditions, noting the changes in the fermentation process rather than relying solely on a specific number of hours), and monitoring the drying process to make sure that the dryer is properly ventilated to ensure that the parchment doesn’t heat up too much (which can kill the embryo, and make the coffee taste prematurely aged). 

Reimundo picks ripe cherries, and then leaves the cherries in a carefully sealed bag (often finding a new use for Grain Pro) in a cool, shaded area- that’s most often in his ceramic fermentation tanks for 12-24 hours to begin the fermentation process in the cherries. From there, he de-pulps the coffee and leaves it to ferment without water in an open, ceramic-lined tank. Drying is low and slow in a covered and ventilated dryer- for anywhere between 2-3 weeks.  This is another beautiful farm gate coffee.

Cupping Notes: Caramel, hibiscus, toffee, and tangerine notes

Brew Recommendations: Espresso, drip, French press, pour-over

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Region: Huila

Processing Method: Wet process (washed) and patio sun-dried

    Equity and Transparency Pricing Levels

    • Sustaining Level: $16 per 12 oz bag (check out subscriptions for deep discounts) | More info below

    • Uplifting Level: $20 per 12 oz bag (check out subscriptions for deep discounts) | More info below

    • Benefacting Level: $24 per 12 oz bag (check out subscriptions for deep discounts) | More info below

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    ORIGINS AND HOUSE ROASTS
    • African (Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya): Expect notes of strawberry, rhubarb pie filling, cranberry juice, & a hint of orange.
    • Sunda Islands (Sumatra, East Timor, West Timor, Papua New Guinea): Expect notes of sorghum, caramel, praline, & pecan.
    • Latin (Costa Rica, Colombia, Honduras, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador): Expect notes of hazelnut, Dutch cocoa, milk chocolate, & wafer cookie.
    • 4-Track Blend (House Roast): Expect notes of powdered cacao, plum, & raspberry.
    • Black Top Dark Roast (House Roast): Expect notes of rich, bitter chocolate with a smoky yet sweet flavor profile.
    EQUITY PRICING (EP) LEVELS

    • Sustaining Level: Your purchase at this level keeps the lights on by helping us continue to bring you coffees by quality producers while also ensuring we are able to pay farmers above market rate prices for their beans. You are also helping us to continue offering this Equity and Transparency Pricing Model to our customers. Loyalty and equity is special to us so at this level you are offered special deals and unique appreciations!

    • Uplifting Level: Your purchase at this level sustains us but also elevates our ability to build out new products, buy more coffees from quality producers and offer new services. You are also helping us to continue offering this Equity and Transparency Pricing Model to our customers. Loyalty and equity is special to us so at this level you are offered special deals and unique appreciations!

    • Benefacting Level: Your purchase at this level makes you a benefactor. You are creating opportunities for us to reach our vision of creating a community marketplace that celebrates marginalized voices and keeps us pushing the boundaries of what this industry can look and be like. You are also helping us to continue offering this Equity and Transparency Pricing Model to our customers. Loyalty and equity is special to us so at this level you are offered special deals and unique appreciations!

    DELIVERY SCHEDULE

    • Shipped Coffee - All orders placed after on or after Monday will be fulfilled the following Monday

    • Southeast/East Portland (includes some Northeast areas that are East like Cully and Hollywood) - All orders placed on or after Monday will be fulfilled the following Monday

    • North/Northeast/Northwest Portland (includes areas like St Johns) - All orders placed on or after Tuesday will be fulfilled the following Tuesday

    • Southwest Portland - All orders placed on or after Monday will be SHIPPED the following Monday (you will still receive LOCAL delivery prices, not shipped)

    • Portland Apartments - If there is no way for us to deliver to your door, we will ship your coffee.