Description

Natural processed coffees from Colombia are a gift from coffee gods!

And this coffee is not only insanely rich and fruity, but it has a great story in the background: El Puente project is an initiative by Clearpath coffee that connects small producers to lower their cost of processing coffees and connect them to coffee lovers worldwide.

We roast this coffee light and just slightly extended to showcase all the fruity goodness, no matter the brew method.

Profile

Perfect for: Filter
Also works lovely as: Espresso, Cold brew, French Press, Aeropress, Turkish coffee
Taste notes: Blueberry, Dried Fruit, Black Cherry, Floral with hints of Hibiscus, Lavender and Lychee

Variety: Castillo, Caturra, Bourbon
Altitude: 1.680 m
Process: Natural
Quality score: 86.25
Light roast

100% Arabica Coffee

Net weight: 250g/500g

About this coffee

In 2018, Clearpath Coffee founded the El Puente project and built a washing station in Palestine, in the Huila region, for the local community of small-scale farmers. "El Puente" translates to "the bridge" and symbolizes the mission of connecting local small-scale farmers with the global specialty coffee market. The facility is strategically located in an area with a high density of coffee farms to facilitate easy delivery of cherries by local coffee farmers and further process the coffee using honey and natural processes.

The initiative aims to address the challenges faced by 214 small specialty coffee farmers in the region through various measures. These include purchasing freshly harvested cherries from local small-scale farmers, providing them with suitable infrastructure for drying and storing the coffee, paying them a price equivalent to that of dry coffee, processing the coffee for them, and connecting them with the right buyers worldwide.

This project reflects Clearpath Coffee's commitment to sustainable practices, such as the decision to exclusively process natural and honey processes, which are 80% less water-intensive than washed coffees, in order to address water scarcity.