Producer: Rigoberto Herrera
Farms: Las Margaritas
Region: Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca
Altitude: 1,400-1,585 masl
Varietal: Sudan Rume
Process: Washed + Natural
Roast: Light-Medium

Available whole bean only in 8oz or 4oz pouches. This bundle roasts and ships on Mondays + Thursdays only.

Sudan Rume is an exceptionally rare coffee with a beautiful flavor profile. As its name suggests, the varietal was discovered in the country of Sudan near its border with Ethiopia. It's a naturally-occurring varietal from the Bourbon family, bursting with rich fruit and unique herbal flavors, but very low-yielding. Due to its low yield Sudan Rume has mainly been used for breeding, creating hybrids that produce more fruit with some of its prized flavor characteristics.

Recently, farms in the specialty coffee world have begun to allot some of their farmland to Sudan Rume trees. As the harvest is incredibly small, this coffee is a classic case of quality over quantity.

Processing notes for the Washed lot:

After careful picking, the cherries are left intact to ferment for 19-22 hours. They are then depulped without water to begin a second fermentation step in parchment and mucilage for 35 hours. After washing, they are mechanically dried to a moisture content of about 10.5%.

Processing notes for the Natural lot:

Cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness and fermented for 48 hours. Then the coffee is moved to solar drying for 28 days. Coffee is rested in storage for 3 months to help stabilize it and reduce the astringency of freshness.