Mellow Smooth
PEACHY. FERRERO ROCHER. SUGARCANE.
A solid rock and an absolute boomer of an easy going Bolivian coffee. Gorgeous faint hits of ripe peach intermingle with nutty Ferrero Rocher chocolate and syrupy sugarcane. The coffee is grown in Caranavi by a social co-operative that has 19 contributing farms.
Neil and Chris visited Caranavi back in 2015 before starting Unorthodox and were amazed at the quantity and quality of coffee coming from this seemingly tiny town. Step foot just outside the towns walls and you are walking amongst coffee trees. Wander Caranavi and each street you'll see people drying coffee. It was the first place we bought a kilo of coffee and roasted it in a fying pan. Needless to say it changed our lives.
PRODUCER:
Cooperativa Aljiri
ORIGIN:Caranavi, Bolivia
VARIETY:Typica & Red Catuai
PROCESS:Washed
ALTITUDE:1530 masl
Cooperativa Aljiri is a cooperative of small producers in Caranavi, founded in 2022. It is made up of 19 contributing farms. Since their foundation, their main pillar has been to improve the quality of life of their families.
Across the farms, they maintain soil fertility through the use of organic fertilizers, such as coffee husks, and an agroforestry system within the coffee plantations, which benefits the soil through the leaf litter provided by the trees. The use of agrochemicals on both the soil and the foliage is avoided. Coffee is harvested by hand, only picking mature cherries. It is then Washed processed with clean water.
The community of Collasuyo is located in one of the highest parts of Caranavi, and the majority of its population produces coffee. Cooperativa Aljiri was created by 19 producers out of the need to reach buyers looking for their high-quality specialty coffee. As a group, the cooperative's producers continue to expand both their production and their quality. It is their goal to increase production in terms of both quantity and variety.
