ROGUE WAVE - LA SOLEDAD CATURRA CARDAMOM WASHED

ROGUE WAVE
EDMONTON, CANADA

LA SOLEDAD CATURRA CARDAMOM WASHED 2025
COLOMBIA

BROWN SUGAR
CARDAMOM
GINGER ALE
DRIED PLUM
APPLE

ORIGIN: COLOMBIA, ACEVEDO HUILA
FARM: LA SOLEDAD  MARIO FERNANDO GOMEZ
ALTITUDE: 1700 MASL
VARIETY: CATURRA
PROCESS: CARDAMOM WASHED

ROAST DATE 
DECEMBER 5, 2025

FROM THE ROASTER

LA SOLEDAD IS LED BY MARIO FERNANDO GOMEZ, A SECOND GENERATION FARMER CONTINUING A FAMILY COFFEE TRADITION THAT BEGAN IN THE 1960s. WITH CAREFUL ATTENTION TO AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES, HE AND HIS TEAM BRING OUT DISTINCT CHARACTER IN THE VARIETIES CULTIVATED ON THE FARM.

THEIR WORK EMPHASIZES SOIL HEALTH THROUGH COMPOSTING, WATER CONSERVATION, AND SHADE GROWN CULTIVATION THAT SUPPORTS BIODIVERSITY AND REDUCES EROSION. BEYOND FARM MANAGEMENT, MARIO FERNANDO ACTIVELY SUPPORTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN ACEVEDO, INCLUDING EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES FOR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THE FARM NURTURES BOTH QUALITY AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING.

THIS CATURRA CARDAMOM LOT WAS FERMENTED FOR SIXTY HOURS AND DRIED ON RAISED BEDS FOR TWENTY DAYS, RESULTING IN A CUP WITH SPICE, SWEETNESS, AND A DISTINCTIVE AROMATIC EXPRESSION.

RECOMMENDATION
RESTING TIME: 2–3 WEEKS
ESPRESSO: 1:2–2.2, 93C, 25–27 SECONDS
FILTER: 1:15–16, 92–94C