Bolivia Caranavi APROCAFE

COUNTRY: Bolivia
REGION: Caranavi Province
FARM: APROCAFE Collective
VARIETY: Caturra, Catuai
PROCESS: Washed
ELEVATION: 1200 M
CUPPING NOTES: Red Apple, Milk Chocolate, Brown Sugar

    This coffee comes to us from a group of 35 small specialty coffee producers that are members of APROCAFE.  Founded in 1999, APROCAFE has since been dedicated to ecological and Fair Trade certified coffee production.  Since 2018, APROCAFE has been
 involved in a new agrotourism project.  As part of this project, visitors can tour the farms of these specialty coffee producers and even take part in some of the agricultural work, such as harvesting, pulping, drying, etc.  This project is exclusively designed and
 managed by the young coffee producers of APROCAFE.
 The specialty coffee producers handpick their ripe cherries and deliver it to the APROCAFE association.  Once received, the cherries go through a selection process before moving on to pulping.  The cherries are machine pulped and then placed in wooden trays for 12-15 hours for fermentation.  Post fermentation, they are washed and dried in the sun. 
     This classic washed processed coffee has a great balance of sweetness, richness, and smoothness. It makes a wonderful breakfast style coffee capable of shining with or without milk and sugar.  This coffee also makes a delicious single origin espresso.