To further this initiative, Unblended has spearheaded the Young Producer Program in Colombia, a cooperative program that pairs seasoned producers with young mentees who are pursuing their passion for specialty coffee. This initiative allows young producers to learn from and experiment with successful coffee farmers, blending their small, experimental batches with larger lots from the mentors farmers – which ensures those experimental lots have a home.

This blend is particularly special to the folks here at Black & White – it s the one our own roasters used to win the Unblended x B&W roasters competition that we hosted back in September! That winning combination turned out to be a blend of five coffees from the Young Producer Project: 

• 44% Sebastian Ramirez – Red Fruits
• 35% Carolina Ramirez
• 14% Jose Vasquez
• 5% Andres Cardona
• 2% Ivan Giraldo

• TRUST THE PROCESS | This blend is composed of several smaller and larger lots from both young producer enthusiasts and storied coffee farmers alike, each of which underwent various iterations of natural and or co-fermentation processing methods. 

  TAKE A SIP | By using several lots at a very specific percentage, our roasters hoped to balance fermentation impact and complexity with sweetness and approachability. The result is a cup that s both fruity and sweet, like strawberry jam, as well as round and smooth, like milk chocolate. Dried stone fruits, like mango, hint at some of the higher-impact coffees in the blend. Complex and crowd-pleasing, this blend is a celebration of the excellence that already exists in specialty coffee production in Colombia, and also an enthusiastic high five to the next generation of producers in that region – and around the world.

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  Origin | Colombia

  Producers | see above

  Farm | YCA

  Process | various

  Variety | various

  Elevation | 1800-2000 masl