COTM 39 (Robinson Rivera - Anaerobic Washed Pink Bourbon)

Robinson Rivera founded ACC in 2016 with a simple but powerful goal: help farmers in Cauca earn a better living through high quality specialty coffee. It started as an effort to create opportunity in a region historically tied to illegal crops, but has grown into a network of 77 small producers focused on elevating both quality and value.

With a QC lab, a certified Q Grader, and a wet mill designed by Robinson and his brother, the association is steadily transforming cherries from the region into standout coffees. At Finca El Silencio, carefully harvested cherries undergo the anaerobic fermentation process which intensifies the coffee’s natural sugars in a sealed, oxygen-free environment. The result is a bold, fruit forward flavors with depth and candy like sweetness. 

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