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Colombia | Rigoberto Herrera, Café Granja La Esperanza

 Valle del Cauca + Cundinamarca

Nearly a century old, and spread across five farms in Valle del Cauca and Cundinamarca, Colombia, Café Granja La Esperanza has taken great strides under the brothers’ leadership and forward-thinking vision. In the last decade, the farm has diverged from the traditional “C” market coffees to the more delicate and exquisite varieties coveted by the specialty coffee industry, while achieving Rainforest Alliance certification.

Farmer and coffee cherries at Granja La Esperanza

Rigoberto sent his head agronomist to a farm they rented in Boquete, Panama, where he learned about farming the Gesha variety. He then brought his knowledge back to to the farm, and they began cultivating what would be Colombia’s first lot of Gesha coffee.

In 2012, Café Granja La Esperanza achieved a “Triple Crown,” landing in 2nd, 3rd, and 7th place in the SCAA’s Coffees of the Year competition. More recently, our roasts of their coffees have routinely received high scores from Coffee Review.

We look forward to working with Rigoberto and Luis Herrera for many years to come.

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Past offerings:
 
2022
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed
Tres Dragones Natural
Sudan Rume Natural (summer release)
Las Margaritas Gesha Honey
Sudan Rume Washed
Sudan Rume Natural (spring release)
 
2021
Sidra Natural
Cerro Azul Gesha Peaberry Washed
Tres Dragones Natural
Laurina Natural
Mokka Natural
 
2020
Cerro Azul Gesha
Sudan Rume Natural
Laurina Natural
Gesha "XO"
Mokka Natural
Tres Dragones (94 Points from Coffee Review!)
 
2019
Mokka Natural
Laurina Natural
 
2018
Tres Dragones Natural (93 Points from Coffee Review)
Sudan Rume Natural (95 Points from Coffee Review and their #5 coffee of 2018)
Mokka Washed
 
2017
Esperanza Natural
Mokka Washed
Sudan Rume Natural
 
2016
Sudan Rume Washed
Sudan Rume Honey
 
2015
Grand Cru Mokka
Las Margaritas Pacamara Honey
 
2014
Grand Cru Mokka
Las Margaritas Honey
Chamana Gesha
Potosi Organic
Cerro Azul AAA Gesha
 
2013
Cerro Azul AAA Gesha
Chamana Gesha
 

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