Bolivia Finca Senda Salvaje by Bell Lane

Carmelo Yujra Ticona resides close to his seven-hectare farm in Caranavi which is a 6-hour drive from Bolivia’s capital, La Paz. It was during his time as a Quality Manager for the cup of excellence when he noticed that the coffee from an old lady’s land was exceptional due to rich dark soils and desirable altitude. With the old lady being beyond her years of harvesting, Carmelo decided to buy her farm and paid a little extra which afforded her a very comfortable retirement.

Carmelo is considered a leader to the producers in the area and to the new community of producers emerging around him. His parents and their generation grew mixed coffee varieties and exported them to the commodity market and Caramelo has proudly advanced his expertise in coffee, separating the varieties, and improving processing methods which paved his way into the specialty coffee market with other farmers in the area following suit. Carmelo hopes his children will continue the family trend with further improvements.

This Red Catuai is an exceptional example of a well-balanced coffee from Finca Senda Salvaje. Mouth-watering citrus and grapefruit flavours with sugary sweetness make this a brew to remember.