Sangre Meadows

Farming Notes
This familiar, fan-favorite blend has been updated with two new exciting coffees! “Sangre Meadows: 2021 Edition” is a 50/50 blend of two coffees you may be familiar with as single-origin offerings: Guatemala Volcán Chingo and Colombia Finca San José.

Volcán Chingo component

For over a year, we have been using Volcán Chingo from Marcelita Estate in a variety of blends. It has been a reliable blending coffee for us. However, the new 2021 crop puts a nice spin on the coffee we were already familiar with. Instead of the washed process, we were getting before, this year’s Volcán Chingo is an anaerobic processed coffee. The anaerobic process, which has become a new staple in the specialty coffee world, allows coffee to undergo fermentation without air (oxygen) and results in a more fruity and acidic coffee in your cup. The anaerobic fermentation often displays the presence of strong lactic acids, which can create a very pleasant, silky mouthfeel without the need for added cream or sugar.

Volcán Chingo comes to us from our good friend Cesar Gaitan at Café Rio Verde. Using his expertise and relationships in Guatemala, Cesar has been a reliable importer for Peregrine (and Crestone Coffee before that).

Volcán Chingo was farmed in the Jutiapa Region of Guatemala on the Marcelita Estate. Volcán Chingo is grown in the shade of Inga trees beneath its namesake, “El Chingo,” an active volcano. It is precisely this nutrient-rich volcanic soil that grows the stellar coffee at Marcelita Estate. Jaime Rios Canana is the owner of the Marcelita Estate, which was founded in 1911.

Colombia Finca San José component

Finca San José is situated in the Risaralda coffee region of Colombia in the town of Santa Rosa de Cabal. This region of Colombia is often referred to as the “coffee axis” because much of the region’s economy relies completely on coffee production. However, the town also boasts some unique tourist attractions (including natural medicinal mud and thermal baths). Finca San José is owned by Gilberto Osorio and his family. He is a third-generation coffee farmer, who has made it his mission to impart love and passion into his Colombian coffee.