La Golondrina, Cauca, Colombia, Pound

The Coffee... Caramel, chocolate, black cherry notes. The body of the coffee is juicy, a reliable Colombian coffee that delivers satisfaction with a sweet and clean aftertaste.

The Name... “La Golondrina” means “The Swallow,” In Latin American culture, the swallow is a symbol of communication between people separated by distance and borders. The swallow crosses borders easily and carries messages of goodwill between friends, no matter how far away. Also, the swallow returns every year, just as we plan to return to Cauca every year.

The Project... Alejandro Cadena and Giancarlo Gianetti are two Colombians who dedicate themselves to finding and protecting small lots of great coffee grown in the mountainous region of Cauca. Alejandro and Giancarlo search Cauca for farmers willing to make the strong commitment to quality we need, and immediately send samples from potentially great farms to for analysis. If the coffee meets our standards, we purchase the lot from the small farmer who offered it at many times the local price. In this way, we were able to create a strong incentive for these talented farmers to supply us directly rather than sell it to the local mass-market buyers for homogenization and export.