This coffee comes from the Risaralda region of Colombia. Smallholder farmers in the Marsella locale bring cherries to be processed with others from the region. The blend combines three common varietals — Castillo, Caturra, and Colombia — and is described as flexible for espresso, filter, or other brewing methods, with flavor notes including sweetness and earthiness depending on grind and extraction.
Origin
Risaralda (Colombia)
Flavor Notes
Earthy, Brown Sugar, Sugary/Sweet, Dandelion Root, Douglas Fir
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.
