Fair Trade Organic Colombia Tolima, San Pedro Indigenous Farmers

This Colombian comes from the Páez indigenous group, in the department of Tolima, high in the Andes of central Colombia.  Tolima has been overlooked as a coffee growing area, because a high rate of armed conflict kept these farmers from safely getting their crops exported. The Páez (or Nasa) are supported by the Asociación de Caficultores Indigenas de San Pedro (ASCISP), who work with these small farmers to break through the cycle of conflict to “produce quality coffee that will yield better earnings for indigenous families” (from our broker, here).

In the cup, this is a special brew, sweet and juicy, like a perfectly ripe plum.  It’s full bodied, with notes of vanilla and chocolate.  Delicious.