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Balboa Cauca - Auction Lot, Colombia

Balboa Cauca - Auction Lot, Colombia

Balboa neighbors joined forces to win Colombia's peace auction with this washed Cauca microlot — golden raisin, brown sugar, and black tea sweetness that proves community and perseverance create exceptional coffee.

  • Medium
  • Seed Dried (Washed)
  • Friendly & Round
  • Tastes like: Golden Raisin, Brown Sugar, Black Tea
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Balboa Cauca - Auction Lot, Colombia

SUBASTA POR LA PAZ - AUCTION LOT - BALBOA COMMUNITY MICROLOT.

A testament to collective strength, this washed Cauca coffee represents a small group of Balboa neighbors who pooled their harvests to compete—and win—in Colombia's Subasta Por La Paz auction. Nanelle selected this as her top lot for its distinctive flavor profile. Their success exemplifies how community collaboration and unwavering perseverance can overcome profound challenges, producing exceptional coffee.

Colombia’s coffee dominance is built on scale and precision. Coffee grows across regions like Huila, Antioquia, Nariño, and Tolima at 1,200–2,200 meters. Near-equatorial latitude enables near year-round harvesting, while widespread innovation in washed and experimental processing drives consistency. Millions of smallholders produce clean, high-acidity coffees with remarkable volume, diversity, and global reach.

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Balboa Cauca - Auction Lot, Colombia

20% Return To Origin: 20% Return To Origin = $4.54 per 12oz bag/ $5.25lb FOB

20% Return To Origin = The portion of the retail price that remained in the country of origin.

Financial Transparency:

1. 20% Return To Origin (lb): $5.25 green FOB
2. FOB to Our Roastery costs (lb): $1.25
4. Final Roasted Cost (lb): $7.48
5. Torque costs to roast, pack & ship coffee: $7.25 /lb
6. Final Torque Cost: $14.72 /lb

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Terms:
- 20% Return To Origin = The portion of the retail price that remained in the country of origin
- FOB = Free On Board - the coffee is bagged, labeled, and ready to load for shipment. This is the point where all that money stays in origin
- EXW = coffee has left country of origin and available at a commercial coffee warehouse,
- All costs from FOB to EXW to our roastery
- Transport costs = the cost per pound to get the coffee from a central warehouse to our roastery
- Final Roasted Cost = All costs from FOB to EXW to our roasters, plus an average roast weight shrinkage percentage
- Torque Costs = All the other costs besides the raw roasted coffee to get it to the point where it’s ready to go including living wages for our staff.
- Final Torque Cost: = All of the above- per pound

Country Of Origin: Colombia

Partner Since: 2025

At Torque we believe in buying more coffees from fewer producers and fewer origins We go deep rather than wide. We focus our coffee sourcing to work with a smaller group of like minded coffee producers who share our vision for changing the world of coffee.

Preparation Style: Omni, Espresso, and Filter

Our approach to both sourcing and roasting is that every coffee has to be good enough to stand on its own. No blenders, no base coffees, no filler. We take that same approach to roasting and preparation methods. All of our coffees are excellent in nearly every brew method from pour over to espresso.

That being said we have our preferences and so we label our coffees with Espresso, Filter or Omni as a quick way to guide you.

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Out of the $400 billion coffee industry, a meager 5% stays where it's grown, leaving farmers with crumbs. At Torque, we're rewriting this injustice. Our radical approach ensures equity for coffee producers, shifting power dynamics.

Torque Coffees is transforming the coffee industry with Proportional Pricing©, a simple, transparent system that ensures at least 20% of the retail price of every coffee remains in the country of origin. Unlike traditional models that leave producers with scraps, Torque links their earnings directly to the coffee’s retail value, giving them a fairer share. No hidden fees, no complex formulas or giveback schemes—just clear, upfront equity for the people who grow your coffee. By reverse-engineering the supply chain, Torque is creating a fairer system where both producers and consumers know exactly how much value returns to origin.

We're breaking norms, building a fairer future. Torque Coffees reverse-engineered the chain, advocating for a balanced, equitable industry. It's time to empower those who make your coffee. Together, let's dismantle inequality in the coffee world.

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