This single-origin Colombian coffee is from ASOCEAS (Asociacion de Productores de Café Especial del Alto Saldana), a cooperative of 58 producers located in Corregimiento Herrera, Municipality of Rioblanco, Department of Tolima. The coffee is grown at 1500-1900 meters altitude and features a blend of Caturra (70%), Colombia (20%), and Typica (10%) varieties. Processed using the fully washed and sun dried method, it offers plum sweetness and panela sugar flavor notes.
Dan Anderson and Greg Hoyt founded Dogwood Coffee Company in 2010 in Minneapolis, with Anderson making the leap from commercial real estate and Hoyt bringing commodity coffee industry experience. The roastery operates from Tyler Street NE, where production is visible behind a glass wall, and the company runs retail cafes in Northeast Minneapolis, East Lake Street, and St. Paul. A Canadian expansion launched in 2016 with a roasting facility in Winnipeg's Exchange District, housed in a renovated 1921 warehouse. Food & Wine named Dogwood the best coffee roastery in Minnesota. The guiding principle is "Coffee for Others," with an emphasis on giving value to everyone along the supply chain from growers to customers.
