This coffee comes from the APCA Cooperative in La Paz, Bolivia, grown by smallholder farmers and shaded by diverse canopy ecosystems. The lot emphasizes community development and sustainable processing infrastructure through APCA. The cup features bright sweetness with notes of golden raisin, black tea, and warm pie spice, with a subtle orange-citrus accent reminiscent of clementine. It reflects a fall-oriented flavor profile described by the producer, with emphasis on terroir and biodiversity.
Origin
Calama La Paz (Bolivia)
Flavor Notes
Black Tea, Golden Raisin, Pie Spice, Clementine Orange
Scott Carey founded Sump Coffee in St. Louis in December 2011, starting as a multi roaster operation before purchasing a 2.5 kilogram Diedrich and teaching himself to roast in July 2012. Carey logs every parameter by hand with a stopwatch and pen, marking data every 30 to 60 seconds, a deliberately analog process that now has over 13,000 roast hours behind it. Sump exclusively features single origin coffees, rotating selections by harvest season, and roasts to a Nordic style that emphasizes cup clarity and brightness over roast character. The philosophy is to showcase the true nature of the origin, not the roaster's hand.
