Coffee Description
Pickers Project is phenomenal and reflective of the extra care of the pickers and training provided by Azahar. This coffee is vibrant, full of bright fruits like raspberry and delightful citrus acidity, with a smooth body and chocolatey backbone.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Medium
Variety
Castillo
Process
Washed
Elevation
1510-1850 masl
Region
Huila
About Azahar Pickers Project via nonprofit Manos al Grano of Colombia
In 2017 Azahar Coffee started a pilot program with the goal to provide a more dignified work environment for pickers, offering training, childcare when needed, and greater security for workers. In 2021, they established the nonprofit Manos al Grano to make the program more all-encompassing, offering full-time work with legal consistent payment, healthcare benefits, and training. 2022 saw the first official lots from “The Pickers Project” or “Proyecto Recolectores”. The program is currently serving 57 pickers, with 50 individual farms participating.
Huila, Colombia
Ruby Coffee Roasters
After years of leading the roasting and coffee sourcing programs of other notable roasters, Jared and Deanna Linzmeier moved back to Jared's hometown of Nelsonville, Wisconsin to build their own roastery. Because doing something great doesn't always mean doing something large, Ruby has opted to partner with small farms, small exporters and create small coffee bars, allowing them to have a much greater impact on the economic, environmental, social sustainability of specialty coffee.
This perspective has propelled a roasting operation, which began in a spare workshop room at Jared's childhood home, to being named Best Coffee in Wisconsin by Food and Wine two years in a row. Accolade aside, Ruby's real goal is a simple one: to source phenomenal quality coffee and make it approachable to everyone.
