Yellow Sudan Rume Colombia | Jairo Arcila Natural

This coffee offers notes of blueberry, lavender, red fruits, and brown sugar. The aroma is exotic and deeply floral, with a sweetness that builds slowly and rewards attention. In the cup, the complexity unfolds like nothing you'll find in a typical Colombian lot, with a tea-like clarity and bright, expressive acidity that keeps pulling you back.

Grown by Jairo Arcila at his Villarazo farm in Armenia, Quindio, Colombia, this Yellow Sudan Rume is one of the rarest coffees you will find in specialty. Sudan Rume originates from the Boma Plateau in South Sudan, near the Ethiopian border, one of the genetic birthplaces of Coffea arabica. The variety is low-yielding and delicate by nature, but it produces a cup that is extraordinary. What makes this lot even more unusual: some of the Sudan Rume trees at Villarazo yield yellow cherries, a rare natural mutation that Arcila and his team have specifically cultivated and separated into this distinct offering. The cherries undergo 45 hours of aerobic fermentation before being dried on raised beds for 10 days, preserving the variety's intrinsic intensity and clarity.

Jairo Arcila's decision to grow Sudan Rume in Colombia is an investment in coffee's future as much as its present. The variety's genetic diversity is considered valuable for developing climate-resilient coffee strains, making this an easy cup to feel good about. During harvest season, his farms provide meaningful employment for the local community across his six properties in Quindio.

Your purchase supports Jairo Arcila's cultivation of rare heirloom varieties in Quindio and helps sustain the genetic diversity of specialty coffee for future generations.

Please Note: Order anytime during the week. Orders placed by Sunday at midnight will be roasted Monday and shipped Tuesday. We roast once a week to ensure freshness.

FLAVOR NOTES:
Blueberry, Lavender, Red Fruits, Brown Sugar

BODY:
Light

ACIDITY:
Bright

PROCESS:
Natural (45hr Aerobic Fermentation)

GEOGRAPHY:
Region: Armenia, Quindio, Colombia
Altitude: 1,400-1,450 MASL

VARIETY:
Yellow Sudan Rume

PRODUCER:
Jairo Arcila, Villarazo Farm