Each year, our partners in Colombia, Osito Coffee, host the Copa de Oro, a cup competition celebrating their producer partners all around Huila. Over the course of the week the international panel of judges scored coffees from 60 producers across three categories: central Huila, western Huila and southern Huila. This particular lot by Emiliano was the second highest scoring coffee from western Huila. As well as producing exquisite micro lots, Emiliano is also a member of the Mártir group from whom we aim to buy all of our Colombian coffee, so it feels extra special to be able to offer this competition lot and demonstrate our commitment to going deeper rather than wider into our sourcing relationships.
Our relationship with the Mártir group stretches all the way back to our earliest days and we’re proud to have increased the volumes purchased from them each year as our business has grown. As part of our strategy to delve deeper into our sourcing relationships rather than wider, this year we have selected eight lots in total from the Mártir group that we’re looking forward to sharing throughout the year. The impeccable quality and consistency of these coffees each season is a credit to the organisation and dedication of the group members, and we feel privileged to be able to showcase them every year.
Màrtir was founded in 2019 by Didier Javier Pajoy Ico. All of the producer members are either farming organically or are in transition to organic practices, and Didier has spent a significant amount of time teaching producers how to make organic fertilisers and advising on how to best deal with waste water from washing coffee. For Màrtir, the goal is always to produce the highest quality coffee in a manner which has the lowest impact on the environment.
