Sudan Rume - Hybrid Washed - Finca Las Margaritas, Cafe Granja La Esperanza

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Cauca

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Tastes Like: Bergamot, Blue Lilac, Mango Origin: Finca Las Margaritas, Valle del Cauca, Colombia VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: Sudan Rume Producer: Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera Elevation: 1570-1850 masl Process: Hybrid WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. About Cafe Granja La Esperanza Cafe Granja La Esperanza is one of Colombia’s most recognized specialty coffee producers, with farms located across distinct microclimates in the Colombian uplands. The operation is led by brothers Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera, who continue their family’s coffee-growing legacy into its third generation. The group manages five farms across three mountain ranges, with elevations ranging from approximately 1,400 to 2,000 MASL. Their work spans a range of high-end specialty varieties and processing styles, and they are widely known for introducing GeishaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. to Colombian soil early in its development within the country. Coffees from Cafe Granja La Esperanza were also featured in the winning cup of the 2015 World Barista Championship. The history of the group began at Potosi, where Juan Antonio Herrera expanded the farm’s plantings beyond TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against. to include Yellow BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., Red Bourbon, and CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America.. That foundation of careful variety selection, farm management, and quality-focused production continues through the Herrera family’s current work at farms such as Las Margaritas and Cerro Azul. About Sudan Rume Sudan Rume, also commonly written as Rume Sudan, is a rare Arabica variety associated with wild coffee populations from South Sudan’s Boma Plateau. In specialty coffee, it is valued less for high productivity and more for its expressive cup potential and genetic significance. As a single-variety lot, Sudan Rume is uncommon because it is generally low yielding and requires careful cultivation. When well grown and processed, it can show an elegant structure with floral aromatics, citrus clarity, and layered fruit expression. Processing Notes This lot uses a hybrid washed process built around several controlled fermentation stages. Af