Bolivia Villa Rosario

About This Coffee

This is a natural processed coffee from Bolivia, specifically from the Villa Rosario farm in the Caranavi region at 1650 meters altitude. The coffee is Caturra variety and features tropical, kombucha, and cacao flavor notes. Produced by Agricafe, owned by the Rodriguez family who operate with a vertically integrated model including their own farms, wet mill (Buena Vista), dry mill, and export operations. The family has been partnering with Gold Box Roastery since 2016 and won the SCA Sustainability award in 2019 for Best Sustainable Business Model.

Origin

Caranavi (Bolivia) • Samaipata (Bolivia) • Villa Rosario (Bolivia)

Flavor Notes

Tropical, Kombucha, Cacao

Roast Level

—

Processing

Natural

Typology

Arabica

Java, Geisha, Caturra

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Gold Box Roastery

Barbara Croce, a licensed Q Grader, established Gold Box in Newcastle around 2013 before expanding to Dubai in 2015, building a dual operation across the UK and UAE. The philosophy is stated plainly: less swagger, more substance. The team backing that claim is formidable. Luca Croce, Barbara's son, won the UK Brewers Cup in 2022 and 2023 and placed fourth at the World Brewers Cup in Athens. Kiah Parangue took the UAE and World Lavazza Barista titles in the same period, and head roaster Emmanuel Velora won the inaugural A Shot in the Dark Middle East Roasting Competition. Barbara herself lived on a coffee farm for months to deepen her understanding of production. Sourcing runs on direct trade relationships built through repeated farm visits, and the operation includes an SCA specification training school alongside its roasting and retail work.

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