Ritual Coffee Roasters

On the steep slopes outside of san agustin, huila: remigio quinayas produces these caturra trees on his 3-hectare farm, el silencio, 1740 meters above sea level. It is here that he lives with his wife, gloria, and their two children, and wash-processes all his coffee, drying it under parabolic covers. In the cup, el silencio is very candy-like, with flavors of mandarin, guava, and vanilla.12oz

Maria zelaya's hacienda carmona, guatemala in antigua, guatemala, maria zelaya grows bourbon and typica trees on her 110-hectare farm, hacienda carmona, at elevations between 1580 and 1890 meters above sea level. Maria is fiercely dedicated to producing quality coffee, and has built a beautiful beneficio. She processes the coffee in the traditional washed manner: depulping the skin of the coffee cherry off before subjecting it to a 24-hour fermentation process to deteriorate any remaining sugars off of the seed, and finally, sun-drying the coffee on patios. This year's selection is incredibly sweet- with flavors of persimmon, honeydew melon, fig, and chocolate covered cherries.12oz

Taking its name from nearby burial sites of a pre-Colombian culture, los idolos is a blend of coffees from groupo asociativo san agustin los cauchos, in the huila department of colombia. in an effort to create a decaf that matches the caliber of our regular offerings, we pre-selected coffees with a bright and sweet profile before they are sent to be decaffeinated. at the descafecol plant in manizales, the caffeine is removed using naturally occuring ethyl acetate derived from sugar cane. you'll find ethyl acetate in green coffee, as well as various fruits, and it is the most common ester in wine. the resulting coffee is intensely sweet and fruited both in aroma and flavor. bananas foster and initial berry fragrance only hints at the cherry-chocolate cake in the cup.12oz