Colombia La Rivera Sudan Rume

About This Coffee

La Riviera's coffees, cultivated at 1,750 meters in Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda, reflect a deep commitment to ecological farming and innovative processing. Producers Julio Madrid and Julio Quiceno, who have been refining their craft since 2013, employ cutting-edge fermentation techniques to elevate the coffee's complexity and balance. Sudan Rume is a rare and ancient C. Arabica variety originating from the border of South Sudan and Ethiopia. It is distinctive for it's marked botanical and floral notes, which can be associated with jasmine, juniper, white flowers, lemongrass, and sometimes eucalyptus within the cup. It is a low-yielding variety within the Bourbon family, and is used primarily in the cultivation of hyper-specialty coffee, or as a progenitor to produce hybrids like Madela. This washed process coffee is fermented in the fruit, undergoing 36 hours of limited oxygen fermentation, followed by depulp and a quick channel washing. The parchment coffee is then dried for approximately twenty days on raised beds and patios. The processing impact in the final cup is noticeable, with flavor heavily indicating fruit-forward signs of fermentation within the overall cup profile.