Colombia

Sudan Rume Washed

Clear aromas of lemongrass and ginger

Cafe Granja’s Sudan Rume varietal carries a distinctive aromatic signature, with clear notes of lemongrass and ginger.

This lot has gone through a double fermentation, first fermented in closed tanks for 20 hours before de-pulping and a further fermentation of 35 hours in open tanks.

Producer
Café Granja La Esperanza
Coffee expression
A floral & balanced coffee

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Sudan Rume

This is the seventh year we have purchased Sudan Rume grown on Cafe Granja La Esperanza’s Las Margaritas farm. Always stunning us with its strong varietal characteristics, we once again look forward to the distinctive Sudan Rume aromatic character. The Sudan Rume varietal has been lauded for its cup quality in recent years, partly down to competition success, but it hasn’t always been so. The Sudan Rume varietal originates from modern day South Sudan, in what is now the Boma National Park. The park lies just across the border from Ethiopia, inside the small area where Arabica coffee still grows completely wild. Sudan Rume, or RS-510 as it is officially designated, is indeed an heirloom or ‘wild’ varietal, mainly used as a stock of high quality genes for new hybrid varietals. There are very few commercial plantations of pure Sudan Rume due to its low yields and susceptibility to disease, but Granja have planted a 4.8 hectare plot on Las Margaritas, and it has consistently produced outstanding results.

Sudan Rume develops its trademark ‘savoury’ profile early in the process, with lemongrass and ginger aromas emanating from fermentation tanks and mechanical driers. In this washed lot, the Sudan Rume is showcasing all of its traditional characteristics, with the distinctive aromas of ginger and lemongrass followed by a delicate cup with notes of lemon and white tea.

The team at Granja apply their trademark level of attention to all stages of the production, from tree to dry mill, with a special focus on careful fermentation and drying. The carefully hand-picked cherries are sent directly to mechanical driers for 48 hours to remove much of the moisture from the cherries, resulting in minimal fermentation. The cherries are then dried slowly and evenly on raised beds over approximately 4 weeks, until they reach a moisture content of around 11%. This is followed by a resting of around three months in climate controlled warehouses, allowing moisture content to stabilise and flavours to increase in intensity. During our visits we have witnessed the Granja team in action, and are always very impressed by the systems, control and cleanliness.

Technical Data

Producer
Café Granja La Esperanza
Region
Valle del Cauca
Altitude
1700 masl
Varietal
Sudan Rume
Process
Washed
Harvest
May 2023

Washed Process

The washed process involves completely removing both the cherry and the mucilage from the outside of the parchment with the use of friction, fermentation and water. After being harvested, the coffee cherry is then sliced open by either a metal or a sharp plastic blade.

The two seeds (also known as beans) are pushed out of the cherry, which leaves the seed with mucilage as their outermost layer. It is essential in the washed process that all mucilage is removed from the seed which leaves only the flavour that developed in the cell structure of the seed prior to processing.