This coffee comes from members of the Sol De La Mañana program, a producer development program run by the Rodriguez family, who also own and operate Agricafe, our sourcing partners in Bolivia. The program began nearly a decade ago when a group of independent producers asked the Rodriguez family for help improving their coffee production. What started as a small initiative has grown into a comprehensive support system for over 100 Bolivian coffee producers. This lot comes from producers based in Copacabana. 

Sol De La Mañana functions almost like a school for coffee producers, offering hands-on training in agronomy, harvesting, and post-harvest practices. Through this program, Martin has refined his approach to farming, adopting more structured and sustainable practices that result in healthier plants and higher-quality coffee.

Processing at Buena Vista Mill

Many producers in Copacabana, grow coffee but don’t have the infrastructure to process it. They deliver freshly harvested cherries to the Buena Vista mill in Caranavi, which is owned and operated by the Rodriguez family. This world-class facility is designed to handle coffee with precision and care, ensuring that each lot is processed to the highest standards.

The sweetness stands out from the first sip, oozing with decadent dulce de leche. A gentle note of orange balances it before finishing on raisins, which continues into the aftertaste.

• Country: Bolivia
• Region: Yungas
• Municipality: Caranavi
• Colonia: Copacabana
• Altitude: 1,550 m.a.s.l.
• Producer: Sol de la Mañana producers of Copacabana
• Varietal: Caturra & Catuai
• Processing: Washed
  
• Mill: Agricafe Buena Vista, Caranavi

Tasting notes: Dulce de leche, orange, raisin.

Cup of Excellence Cupping Scores

• Clean cup: (1–8): 6
• Sweetness: (1–8): 7
• Acidity: (1–8): 6
• Mouthfeel: (1–8): 6.5
• Flavour: (1–8): 6.5
• Aftertaste: (1–8): 6
• Balance: (1–8): 6.5
• Overall: (1–8): 6
• Correction: (+36): +36
• Total: (max. 100): 86.5

Roast Information
Medium: Keep a steady roast on this, through first and not too quickly through the gap, finishing with the first pops of second as it cools.