Coffee Description
This coffee comes to Joe through a strong relationship between Joe Coffee and the El Paraiso growers’ association in Huila, Colombia. From the beginning of Joe's coffee roasting adventure, El Paraiso, in association with importer/exporter Caravela, has connected them with a number of excellent, high quality Colombian coffees.
This bright and light-bodied selection was grown by a special group of El Paraiso’s member farmers: the Guarnizo family. Featuring notes of stone fruit and almonds with a medium acidity, this coffee is a customer favorite.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light
Variety
Caturra
Process
Washed
Elevation
1600-1800 masl
Region
Huila
About The Guarnizo Family of Colombia
The Guarnizo family is made up of eight brothers and one sister who own and operate six farms in the area surrounding the town of Tarqui. Their farms sit on the eastern slopes of the Central Cordillera in the Andes Mountains. The siblings primarily grow Caturra and Colombia coffee varieties, with plantings of Yellow Caturra.
Processing and drying here is very simple, but carefully monitored. The cherries are placed in a tank filled with water where the floating cherries are separated from the higher quality, denser cherries that sink to the bottom. After passing through a basic depulping machine with a small amount of water, the seeds are then fermented for 24 hours in tile-lined tanks. After fermentation, the coffee is washed in the same tank with fresh water before drying.
Huila, Colombia
Joe Coffee Company
Back in 2003, Joe Coffee founder Jonathan Rubinstein had a simple vision: brew high quality, delicious coffee, and serve it to the neighborhood with warm hospitality. Since their very first cafe opened 20 years ago on that cozy corner of Greenwich Village, their mission has remained the same—to share their unwavering commitment to quality coffee while creating a welcoming space for the community. Two decades later, they’ve expanded to over 20 cafes throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Westchester, along with their very own roastery in Long Island City. As New York's hometown specialty coffee company, they're proud to continue to innovate and lead as the specialty coffee movement expands.
