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

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Cauca

Tasting notes

Character

• Floral
  50
• Bright
  25
• Clean
  25
• Funky
  20

Tastes Like: Violet, Strawberry, Sangria Origin: 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: 1, 570-1,850 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. "XO" 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. About Sudan Rume Sudan Rume is a variety often valued in specialty coffee for its aromatic intensity, layered fruit expression, and potential for florality. It is typically associated with elegant structure and distinctive cup character when grown at high elevation and handled with careful processing. In this lot, Sudan Rume’s floral qualities are paired with the deeper, fruit-driven profile of the Natural “XO” process, resulting in notes of violet, strawberry, and sangria. Processing Notes This lot was processed using Cafe Granja La Esperanza’s Natural “XO” method, an extended natural process designed to build layered fruit expression, acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it., and aromatic intensit