SKU: BCS-SGC-008
You are buying 2007 crop, custom-roasted from small, selected lots from a single farmer at the Bolivian Colonia Calama (single-terroir). They are 100% specialty, Arabica coffee beans. These beans were shade-grown in the higher altitudes of the Caranavi region, depulped and washed using pure Andes glacier-melt water, sun-dried on wooden table tops and hand selected by "Palliris" (Aymara Indian women food graders). These are not "commodity coffee" beans. Unlike other coffee sellers, we give you the year of the crop, the specific quality grade, and the name of the farmer Co-Op behind them, not some meaningless, unsupported adjectives like "top grade" or "fresh". This is exceptional, award-winning coffee, not easily found and worth walking miles (without water) to get it. This quality coffee is only found in small batches and comes from a single farmer. These unique beans are one of the best, professionally graded and cupped, specialty coffees in the world shipped to you soon after roasting. These wonderful coffee beans are certified Organic by BioLatina (an USDA agent) and certified Fair Trade by FLO International. Bolivian specialty organic coffee is the current "Hidden Valley" of all specialty coffees. Find out what the latest buzz is all about. You may want to read the recent articles on the LA Times, the National Geographic magazine, and the BBC News. Several of our growers have won the top four spots on the coveted Cup of ExcellenceŽ Awards in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 competitions. West Indian Treasures, Inc.