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Rume Sudan Washed - Maria Pacas, El Salvador

Rume Sudan Washed - Maria Pacas, El Salvador

  • Tastes like: Earl Grey Tea, Kumquat, Brown Sugar & Sage
  • Light
  • Seed Dried (Washed)
  • Lively and Modern
$25.88 USD
$25.88 USD
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Finca La Providencia, located in Cantón Las Cruces, Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, at 1,480 meters above sea level, enjoys a tropical climate and has been managed by Café Pacas since 2007. The farm is divided into 10 plots named after Alfredo Pacas Sr.'s grandchildren and cultivates Bourbon, Pacas, Pacamara, and Geisha coffee varieties. Known for its exceptional quality, the farm includes a Research and Development garden with over 54 coffee varieties. Additionally, 12 hectares are preserved as a wild forest to conserve wildlife and native trees.

This coffee is an extremely rare cultivar from their Laboratory farm that grows new cultivars. The Rume Sudan was selected as part of Maria Pacas Incunables program which is the highest scoring, most remarkable coffees. They are vacuum packed into 15kilo bags and boxed to preserve every bit of the volatile compounds.

Coffee cherries are carefully picked at the farm, with any underripe, dry, or green cherries removed from the batch. The selected cherries are transported to our mill, Vivagua, where state-of-the-art pulpers remove the red skin, known as the "pulp", which is rich in nutrients.The pulp is dried at the mill and moved back to the farm weekly to be used as fertilizer for the trees.

In the washed process, the parchment coffee goes into fermentation tanks for 8-10 hours, depending on the outside humidity and temperature. Once the parchment has released all of the mucilage, it is washed and placed on patios or raised beds to dry.

These layers of coffee are moved 5-8 times daily. At night, the coffee is piled into small batches and covered with jute bags to protect it from dew or unexpected rain. The humidity of the coffee is measured daily. Once it reaches 12%, the coffee is packed into jute bags and stored in a designated warehouse area to maintain traceability. The time required for the parchment coffee to reach the desired humidity is typically 10-13 days.

NOTE: For this rare reserve coffee we roast it once a week on Mondays and ship same day. So get your order in by Sunday evening each week. 

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Country: El Salvador
Region: Santa Ana
Farm: Finca La Providencia
Certs: none
Mill: Vivagua
Varietal: Rume Sudan
Process: Fully Washed
Altitude: 1450-1700 MASL
Exporter: Pacas Cafe
Importer: Torque Coffees
SCA Quality Score: 90.25

 

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Farm Information

Farm info

Maria Paca's Finca La Providencia, located in Cantón Las Cruces, Municipio de Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, sits at an altitude of 1,480 meters above sea level, benefiting from a tropical climate. Managed by Café Pacas since 2007, the farm is a testament to both tradition and innovation.

 

 

The farm is thoughtfully divided into 10 plots, each named after Alfredo Pacas Sr.'s grandchildren, cultivating renowned coffee varieties such as Bourbon, Pacas, Pacamara, and Geisha. These varieties are known for their exceptional quality, making Finca La Providencia one of the highest-producing farms in the region.

A distinctive feature of the farm is its Research and Development varietal garden. Here, over 54 different coffee varieties are cultivated on a small scale, with only 20 trees of each variety. This "laboratory farm" conducts extensive tests to assess productivity, disease resistance, cup quality, adaptability, and more, driving continuous innovation in coffee farming.

Environmental conservation is also a priority at Finca La Providencia. Twelve hectares of the farm are dedicated to preserving a wild forest, highlighting the importance of conserving wildlife and native trees. This commitment to the environment ensures a balanced ecosystem and promotes biodiversity.

Managed by Yanira Mendoza, the farm spans 51.54 hectares, combining traditional practices with modern techniques. Finca La Providencia stands as a beacon of excellence in coffee production, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility, setting a high standard for the coffee industry.

 

Environmental and Social Sustainability:

The Pacas family is deeply committed to social responsibility by paying wages well above industry standards, recognizing the dignity and value of each employee. This initiative improves the quality of life for workers and their families, fosters inclusivity, and motivates the workforce, leading to sustainable growth. By investing in their employees, they inspire community progress. Environmental projects include replanting with premium coffee varieties, cultivating diverse shade trees, using "fosas" to replenish aquifers, employing eco-friendly fertilizers, reducing herbicide usage, enforcing a no-hunting policy, preventing soil erosion, and preserving wild forests to maintain biodiversity and ecological balance.

Parameters

Brew Parameters

Torque Coffee Brew Guide

Espresso Parameters

Espresso:
17-18g coffee in
30-32g liquid out
202-204F
24-28 seconds

Financial Transparency

Producer Price (lb): $5.50 green
* Farmer green coffee price NOT FOB price
* transport, customs, export, insurance and other FOB costs are below
* FOB to EXW costs (lb): $4.05
* Transport Costs (lb): $1.65
* Final Landed Cost: $11.20
* Roasting weight loss ~16%
* Roasted cost per pound $12.99
* Torque costs to roast, pack & ship coffee: $7.25 /lb
* Final cost: $20.24 /lb

Proportional Pricing

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.

Here's the game-changer: Coffee producers were pre-paid a guaranteed 20% upfront based on the retail price of their coffee. Simple. Transparent. Fair. We call it Proportional Pricing©. Pay more, they earn more. This reshapes the value equation.

No more opaque systems. No more exploitation. We start with the value you see on the shelf, ensuring 20% flows back to the hands that cultivate your cup. It's called Proportional Pricing©, a seismic shift in coffee's worth chain. It's farmer equity, pure and simple.

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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Sustainability Info

Since we are all on the consumption end of things we can never get to carbon neutral without stealing the carbon positive from coffee farmers. So instead of aiming for a negative, we are striving to destroy less and be as carbon beautiful as we can.

The Torque Coffee Bag

  

     

    100% Plastic Free

    100% Compostable & Biodegradable 

    100% Plant Based

    plastic free packaging

     

    We have partnered with Better Packing Co to be even more carbon Beautiful!

    Every order is packed loving in either:

    the brilliant ZeroPack mailer Made mostly from limestone quarry waste and a minimal amount of recycled resin as a binding agent. 

    YES THESE bags are made of freaking limestone!

    zero pack mailer

     The Zero Pack is a truly remarkable process! 

    CARBON NEUTRAL
    We offset any carbon emission from this already low energy production process.

    • Production of these mailers is solar-powered and uses no water, acids or bleaches. It's also 'zero waste' because all off-cuts can be put 'back in to the pot' and recycled.

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     For larger multi bag orders and for wholesale orders we use the equally brilliant

    BAMBOO Box!

    These boxes are made mostly from bamboo (and some recycled wood pulp). They are just the thing to ship precious goods in. Curbside recyclable, reusable (at least a couple of times) and compostable. 

    Unbleached, FSC certified Bamboo (2/3) and recycled wood pulp (1/3).
    • Water-based printing ink.

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