Finca El Silencio | Sara Gutierrez

Colombia

Cinnamon Roll

Name: 24kg Box Colombian Finca El Silencio Cinnamon Roll Green Coffee - Wholesale
Brand: Sara Gutierrez, Finca el Silencio
SKU: SH-COL-SARA-CINNAMON-ROLL-GCB-L-24KG
Price: 876.31 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Grade Excelso

Cinnamon Roll is a Caturra lot produced by Sara Gutiérrez at Finca El Silencio in Buenavista, Quindío, Colombia. Sara is a fifth-generation producer whose interest in microbiology and coffee processing has shaped the work she is doing at her family farm today. For this lot, the Caturra undergoes 72 hours of lactic fermentation with yogurt as a source of added bacteria, along with cinnamon, followed by sun drying.

In the cup, caramel and milk flan stand out immediately, followed by cinnamon, cardamom, and vanilla. Bright citric acidity keeps all that sweetness and spice in balance, with a silky body and a pronounced, lingering cinnamon finish.

Available in a 24 kg box, vacuum-packed in GrainPro to help preserve freshness, Cinnamon Roll is a Colombian Caturra green coffee for roasters looking for a fermentation-driven profile with pronounced sweetness and warm spice character.

Direct trade green coffee imported by JA coffee through long-term relationships at origin, for specialty coffee roasters.

What makes this coffee so special?

The defining part of Cinnamon Roll is its 72-hour lactic fermentation with added bacteria. During lactic fermentation, bacteria metabolize sugars present in the coffee, making microbial activity an intentional part of the post-harvest process. In this case, yogurt is used as the source of added bacteria, and cinnamon is introduced during fermentation, rather than relying only on the microorganisms naturally present in the coffee.

For this Caturra, that means fermentation is being managed as a variable, not simply treated as a step between harvest and drying. It reflects the more technical side of experimental coffee processing: working with specific microbial activity, observing how the coffee responds, and using those results to inform how a lot is developed.

Sara Gutiérrez: Finding Her Own Way Into Coffee

A fifth-generation coffee producer from Quindío, Colombia, but coffee wasn't always the path she expected to follow. Sara grew up in a coffee-producing family in Quindío and still didn't see a future for herself in the industry until her early twenties, when a difficult period for coffee producers pushed her to look at specialty coffee differently.

Education changed that perspective. Sara discovered that coffee could bring together science, microbiology, technical knowledge, and sensory analysis, giving her a way to contribute something different to the work her family had done for generations. That became the foundation for her role today at Finca El Silencio: continuing in coffee, but building an approach of her own.

The Land Behind Finca El Silencio

Finca El Silencio is located in Buenavista, Quindío, Colombia, between 1,400 and 1,600 masl. The farm grows several coffee varieties, including Castillo, Caturra, Yellow and Red Colombia, Catimor, Pink Bourbon, and Cenicafé 1.

The mix also shows how coffee production at Finca El Silencio has evolved. Castillo, Colombia, and Caturra were already part of the family's production before Sara began developing her own work in specialty coffee. Today, those cultivars grow alongside additional varieties, expanding what the farm can explore through variety selection, processing, and fermentation.

Learn More about Sara and the farm