Sudan Rume - Natural - Finca Las Margaritas, Cafe Granja La Esperanza

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Cauca

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Tastes Like: Cherry, Bergamot Flowers, Papaya Origin: Finca Las Margaritas, 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: NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. About the Cup This natural Sudan Rume from Las Margaritas is aromatic and fruit-forward, with cherry-like sweetness, papaya-toned tropical fruit, and a lifted bergamot-floral note. The cup reads bright and perfumed rather than heavy, with layered fruit expression, delicate florality, and a clean finish shaped by both the variety and Café Granja La Esperanza’s controlled production style. About Finca Las Margaritas, Cafe Granja La Esperanza Finca Las Margaritas is part of Café Granja La Esperanza, the Herrera family’s specialty coffee project led by Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera. The group’s history begins at Potosí, 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., laying the groundwork for the family’s long-running focus on variety selection and quality-driven production. Today, Café Granja La Esperanza manages a group of farms across distinct Colombian mountain microclimates, with Las Margaritas recognized for rare and high-end varieties. The farm’s elevation range of 1570–1850 masl provides the altitude needed for structure and aromatic development, while the Herrera family’s work with varieties like Sudan Rume reflects their ongoing focus on distinctive cup profiles. About Sudan Rume Sudan Rume is a rare Arabica variety associated with the Rume / Boma Plateau area of present-day South Sudan. In specialty coffee, it is often valued for aromatic intensity, florality, layered fruit expression, and distinctive structure, though these traits depend heavily on site, farming, and processing. In this lot, Sudan Rume’s floral tendency aligns with the bergamot-flower note, while the natural process supports the cherry and papaya-like fruit expression.