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Lot#: 12 Rosendo Quispe Tintaya - Café Kantuta


Overview Rosendo is 55 years old and the father of six children. He migrated from Pocoata Grande in Ancoraymes in the province of Omasuyos to the Colony Kantutani in 1987. He has stayed there ever since and worked in coffee production. Coffee is the only income for his family. He decided to participate in the Cup of Excellence, noting the benefits in terms of the price of his coffee and the value of the technical assistance in wet processing. He hopes to improve his quality of life, expand his plantations to produce more coffee and participate in the Cup of Excellence for a second year.

Property Characteristics:

Coffee Characteristics:

Farm: Café Kantuta

Farmer: Rosendo Quispe Tintaya

Rank: 12

City: Caranavi

Region: Yungas of La Paz

Country: Bolivia

Farm Size: 12.00 Hectares

Coffee growing area: 2.00 Hectares

Altitude: 1570 masl

Certification: None

Variety: Caturra 80% and Criollo 20%

Processing System: Individual processing, harvesting of ripe cherries, fermentate, washed with clean spring water and s

Lot Size: 30 boxes

Pounds: 2,246.73

International Jury Score: 86.33

Cupping Number #: CAR-013

Price: 6.66 USD

Winning Bidder: Solberg & Hansen AS

Top Jury Descriptions: aroma/flavor - grape, jasmine, peas, grains, forest berries, tobacco, honey, grapefruit acidity - red currant, crisp, lemon/lime, green apple - complex fruits other - complete, complex, transparent, velvety, milky body, buttery, consistent, long-lasting

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