Welcome to another edition of For The Love of Coffee, a blog exclusively for the employees of Vienna Coffee Company.

In today’s blog, I will highlight our upcoming featured coffee for September, the rich and satistfying Colombia Tolima. This coffee comes to us from our new Deeper Roots family through the relationships that have been formed with the coffee farmers and exporters of the region of Tolima in the district of Ibague. Colombia coffee is already world-renowned for its quality and consistency is often considered THE standard for what coffee should taste like!

In November 2013, Deeper Root’s Director of Coffee, Adam Shaw traveled to the coffee-producing region of Tolima to see first-hand the quality of the coffee farms. While there Adam had the privilege of visiting 5 different farms and was able to cup coffee with the farmers. Fast-forward 10 years and Deeper Roots continues its relationship with this amazing coffee-producing region.

Tolima has approximately 1,800,000 inhabitants and an area of 23,562 square kilometers. It is situated in central-west Colombia. Tolima is a well-known coffee-producing region in Colombia. This coffee is from the growing areas around Ibague where Pergamino Coffee Exporters works with around 50 growers that bring their coffee to a logistics partner of Pergamino where there is a warehouse and cupping lab. The coffee lots are then analyzed one by one for quality and consistency before being added to the lots for export. In addition to growing coffee, the Tolima district is also the number-one rice and sesame producer in the country.

Here at Vienna Coffee we are fortunate to have a direct connection with this amazing coffee through our new partnership with Deeper Roots. We have taken the time to roast and cup this delicious coffee and to dial in on the best profile for producing the best flavors in the cup. The coffee features a light/medium roast and has subtle tasting notes of cocoa, maple, and honeydew. The acidity is bright and lively and the mouthfeel is heavy and full. We think that it will be a delight for our customers and have them asking for more information about this amazing coffee!

Each Barista will be receiving a 4oz sample to take home and prepare using their preferred coffee-brewing method. As always, feedback is encouraged as I always love to hear about your experience and impressions of our featured coffee.

Taking coffee snobbery to new heights, let us all raise a toast to Tolima!

Your humble Head Coffee Snob,

Matt