Bolivia Java Rosita

Whole bean coffee

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Origin: Bolivia

Region: Caranavi

Community: Illimani

Producers: The Valverde-Aramayo family

Farm name: Finca Rosita

Elevation: 1350 - 1740 masl

Process: Washed, dried on raised beds

Variety: Java

Tasting notes: Vanilla, buttercream, pineapple

Finca Rosita is a 32 hectare farm solely dedicated to coffee production. The farm is named in memory of Rosa Angelica Aramayo, the matriarch of the Valverde-Aramayo family. The farm grows several coffee varieties including Java, Catuai, Gesha, Typica, and Pink Bourbon. This lot is 100% Java, which is depulped and fermented without water for 12 to 14 hours in steel tanks, and dried for 15 - 20 days on raised beds.

Our importer, Red Fox Coffee Merchants, provides some insight into the important role coffee plays in local life:

Over the past 15 years, coffee has become a big part of Caranavi's identity and culture. The main structure in the town square reads “Province of Caranavi: Bolivian Coffee Capital,” and there are coffee shops everywhere. There are also frequent coffee events and competitions. People are proud of being coffee farmers and they are very competitive about who has the best coffee. A new, younger generation is getting involved, and the outlook for Bolivian coffee production is promising. Some older producers have handed their farms over to the next generation, and many producers are in their 30s and early 40s.

While producers with the smallest farms will use family labor for the harvest, the majority of producers hire harvesters from Caranavi. Harvesters, or “cosechadores,” are at a premium. With so many new farms, there is a shortage of labor.

Much of the coffee is shade grown, though in recent years trainings through the municipality have promoted agricultural practices focused on increasing productivity, often-times promoting a reduction in shade trees. Producers are well-versed in traditional coffee farming practices, and everyone knows how to produce a good washed coffee.

This lot is bright and complex with flavors of vanilla, buttercream, and pineapple.

Transparency

This is our first year sourcing coffee from Bolivia through Red Fox Coffee Merchants. We scored this coffee 87.25 points and purchased 3 60kg bags for $7.50/lb EXW, including $0.75/lb in tariffs.

Photo credit: Red Fox Coffee Merchants

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