Monthly Coffee Tastings with Raul Rodas
This month’s coffee
Santa Rita
Limited edition release. An expression of old and new from producer Alfredo Chinchilla and Raul Rodas, 2012 World Barista Champion.
Alfredo focuses on cultivating his traditional Cattura varietals, but blends them with Red Catuais in an anaerobic fermentation process for 48 hours. The cherries then dry on an open patio in a natural process for 25 days.
The result is a cup with notes of ripe pineapple, strawberry, and a very round body with an elegant raisin aroma. For espresso or filtered coffee.
Region
Fraijanes,
Guatemala
Process
Anaerobic Natural
Varietal
Caturra / Red Catuais
MASL
1,600 M
Meet your roaster at origin
We are so excited to collaborate with World Barista Champion, Raul Rodas, to custom roast your coffee for this series.
Raul is a green buyer and owner/roaster of Paradigma Coffee in Guatemala. His approach to coffee is unique, involving regional small lot producers directly in the design, cultivation, and processing of each coffee.
His coffees push beyond the full-bodied, chocolate character that has traditionally marked Guatemalan coffees and explore a fresh range of flavor profiles through natural process and fermentation.
Raul won the World Barista Championship in Vienna in 2012 and a three-time winner of Guatemala’s Brewer’s Cup.
Coffee designed for equity
We do things a little bit differently in the modern coffee trade. In fact, we don’t trade at all. We partner directly with producers and roasters to craft coffee in small batches - all from origin.
Roasting at origin means you get coffees that are uniquely reflective of each region. Producers and roasters working together to express the nuances of their craft, varietals, and time-honored growing traditions.
It also means more what you pay stays in coffee producing countries versus typical coffee models based on trading green beans.
Member Discount
Your membership comes with a 15% discount for all orders. Use code ORIGINMEMBER