Sudan Rume - Natural - Finca Veraneras

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20
• Funky
  20

Tastes Like: Green Apple, Blackberry, Kombu Origin: Finca La Veraneras , 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: Rodrigo Sánchez Elevation: 1750 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. Operated by Rodrigo Sanchez and Claudia Samboni since 2022, Las Veraneras is located in the Peñas Blancas mountain range bordering the municipalities of Acevedo and Pitalito in the Huila region. The property sits 1500–1750 meters above sea level, and is surrounded by more than 600 hectares of forest reserve as well as the Santa Barbara stream, which is the tributary of two rural aqueducts joining the Timana river. Las Veraneras is planned to have more than 20 different varieties—including Sudan Rume, Mokka, Purple CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America., Pacamara, GeshaGesha (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., BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. and 16 others—which are processed using all of the knowledge Rodrigo and Claudia have gained after their years of experience managing farms like Monteblanco, La Loma and Las Nubes. This ambitious scale makes Las Veraneras their most expansive project yet. Rodrigo and Claudia continue to work to improve their coffees despite already establishing themselves as skilled and innovative producers. Pink Bourbon from their farms earned first place in 2017 and second place in 2018 at the Yara Champion competition. Then, at Roasters United 2019, they won first place with their Purple Caturra 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., followed by placing third later on. In addition to these accolades, microlots from their farms like Monteblanco, La Loma, and Las Nubes, regularly serve as competition coffees around the world, showing their care in cultivation and expert processing execution. With Las Veraneras as the latest addition to their Aromas del Sur company, Rodrigo and Claudia hope to earn many more achievements as they continue refining and innovating their processes in order to show the world the potential of their work. This lot of Sudan Rume underwent Natural processing. Cherries are harvested with an average sugar content of 24°–28° Brix and with a pH between 5.6 and 5.9. The cherries are then