Schot Coffee Roasters, located in the historic Diepeveen building in Rotterdam, are back in the subscription box. Schot focus on long-term relationships with farmers and suppliers, and are looking for layered, complex and clean coffees that show the characteristics of the region and variety.
Sakami
La Alianza (only in our 2x250g and Tasting box)
La Aldea (only in our Tasting box)
SAKAMI
Origin: Kenya
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1800 masl
Producer: Sakami Estate
Varieties: Batian
Tasting notes: Marzipan, Blueberry & Dark chocolate
Kenyan entrepreneur Gloria and her Finnish husband Jarmo run Sakami Coffee, one of the most environmentally sustainable farms in the country, with a wet mill fully powered by solar panels. They grow SL28, Ruiru 11, Batian and K7 varieties according to permaculture principles and help surrounding farmers obtain better prices and processing knowledge. Following the lead of Gloria and Jarmo to a more sustainable coffee world, both financially and environmentally.
LA ALIANZA
Origin: Peru
Process: Natural
Varieties: Catimor
Tasting notes: Blueberry, Hazelnut & Hibiscus
La Alianza, run by Saulo Díaz and his family, is located at 1930 meters above sea level in the north of Peru in Huabal in the well-known Cajamarca region. The processing of this Catimor lot involved drying the coffee for approximately 20 days in the shade on raised beds made with Guayaquil wood and reeds. Before the drying process, the coffee was fermented for 50 hours in sealed tanks (timbres) and enclosed rooms with controlled temperatures.
LA ALDEA
Origin: Colombia
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1850 masl
Varieties: Pink bourbon
Tasting notes: Grapefruit, caramel & mandarin
Wilson, who runs the La Aldea farm, began his life as a coffee farmer 8 years ago when he returned to the region after advancing his studies in agricultural education and specialty coffee crops. This Pink Bourbon lot underwent a double fermentation; first a 48-hour pre-fermentation in cherry and then after pulping a 60-hour fermentation in tanks. The result is a clean and balanced coffee with flavours of grapefruit, caramel, and mandarin and some floral notes.
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