Behind every bag of AMUCC is a story of solidarity, empowerment, and extraordinary coffee from the women of Cauca.
AMUCC stands for Asociación de Mujeres Unidas del Cauca — the United Women's Association of Cauca. It is a cooperative of female coffee farmers who have collectively managed their farms, their processing, and their market access for over a decade. In a region where land ownership and income have historically been dominated by men, AMUCC represents something genuinely radical: women growing excellent coffee on their own terms.
The cooperative's farms sit between 1,700 and 1,950 meters in Cauca's central highlands. Members grow a mix of Castillo and Colombia varietals — both developed by the Colombian National Coffee Research Center (Cenicafé) for disease resistance and cup quality. The processing is washed, done communally at the cooperative's centralized station, where consistent quality can be maintained across all member lots.
The cup is extraordinary. Panela sweetness opens the nose — panela being the unrefined cane sugar used across Latin America, with a depth and warmth that white sugar doesn't have. Tropical fruit develops through the mid-palate, and red cherry brightness carries through to a clean, sweet finish. It is a coffee that tastes like the work that went into it: careful, intentional, and deeply human.
Chris Rosas insists that Coffee Power's premium for this lot goes directly to the cooperative's community development fund, not into a general export price. AMUCC members use those funds for education, healthcare, and infrastructure on their farms. When you drink this coffee, you are participating in something that matters. That is not a claim we make lightly.
