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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Colombia El Tambo-AMACA, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Colombia El Tambo-AMACA; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Colombia El Tambo-AMACA; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Colombia El Tambo-AMACA; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇨🇴Colombia · Cauca

Colombia El Tambo-AMACA

Roasted by Onyx Coffee LabRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsColombiaCaucaWashedArabicaSingle originOnyx Coffee LabIndependentVariety undisclosed
🇨🇴ColombiaWashed
Brand
Onyx Coffee Lab
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇨🇴Colombia
Region
Cauca
Town
El Tambo
Farm / Station
Multiple AMACA smallholder farms; individual contributors not named for this release
Farmer / Producer
AMACA (Asociación de Mujeres Productoras Agropecuarias del Cauca)
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
—
Process
Roast
—
Tasting notes
—
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • individual producer and farmThe archived exact release is presented as an AMACA collective lot and does not name individual contributors or a complete farm list.
  • varietyNo exact archival source for this collective release discloses a cultivar or cultivar mix; the later Deisy microlot’s varieties are not transferred.
  • altitudeNo exact archival source discloses a lot-specific elevation; the later Deisy microlot’s 1,800 m is not transferred.
  • fermentation and dryingExact archival evidence supports washed processing only; release-specific fermentation and drying details are not published.
  • roast level and roast dateThe archived collective listing does not publish a roast classification, Agtron value or roast date.
  • tasting notes and brew recipeThe archived collective release does not publish exact notes or an official recipe; later-release and generic recipes were excluded.
  • formal gradeNo exact archival source publishes a formal green-coffee grade; the structured value is Not specified.
  • harvest and crop yearNo exact archival source discloses the crop or harvest date.
  • public sentiment ratingExact independent listings are unrated and no qualifying tasting review was found.
  • owner tasting inputNo owner tasting observation, approval, score, verdict or review date is recorded.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Colombia El Tambo-AMACA
  2. 02
    The brand
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Onyx Coffee Lab
  4. 04
    The variety
    Not disclosed
  5. 05
    The farm
    Multiple AMACA smallholder farms; individual contributors not named for this release
  6. 06
    The farmer
    AMACA (Asociación de Mujeres Productoras Agropecuarias del Cauca)
  7. 07
    The region
    Cauca
  8. 08
    The country
    🇨🇴Colombia
From the producer

AMACA is a women-producer association centered in El Tambo, Cauca. The archived El Tambo–AMACA release is presented collectively and does not identify Deisy Yazmin Cortez or another individual as its contributor. Onyx’s later Colombia El Tambo Deisy Yazmin Cortez is a separate named microlot with different release metadata.

From the roaster

Onyx describes its AMACA partnership as supporting more than 150 women producing on small farms in Cauca’s Western Cordillera and states that it publishes the prices paid to the association.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A documented washed collective release centered on AMACA’s women producers and Onyx’s price-transparency claim. Its archival identity must remain separate from Onyx’s later Deisy Yazmin Cortez microlot.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Separated two releases

Removed Deisy Yazmin Cortez, her varieties, elevation, roast and cup notes from the archived collective El Tambo–AMACA record; Onyx publishes those facts on a later separately named microlot.

02
Restored collective attribution

Retained the existing exact AMACA association relationship while leaving individual farms and contributors undisclosed.

03
Reconciled commerce

Recorded the archived 226 g bag at $16 USD and sold-out status from exact-product catalog captures; availability was rechecked November 7, 2026.

04
Protected tasting evidence

Removed crossed-over seller descriptors and added no owner or public score. Cupper is unrated and Beans with Beanie invites the first detailed review.

What was added?

Exact-release separation, corrected collective provenance, archived retail facts, formal-grade correction and a fresh sentiment check.

What wasn't added?

No individual producer, farm, cultivar, elevation, fermentation schedule, drying method, roast level, tasting note, brew recipe or score was inferred.

Why it matters

It prevents the identity and sensory data of a later Deisy Yazmin Cortez microlot from being presented as evidence for an earlier AMACA collective release.

What you might taste

The archived exact collective listing does not publish tasting notes. No notes from the later Deisy Yazmin Cortez release are transferred here.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/colombia-el-tambo-amaca
  • · https://beanhoard.com/roaster/onyx-coffee-lab/colombia-el-tambo-amaca
  • · https://onlythebestcoffees.com/coffee/onyx-colombia-el-tambo-amaca/
  • · https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/colombia-el-tambo-deisy-yazmin-cortez
  • · https://www.beanswithbeanie.com/coffee/colombia-el-tambo-amaca-onyx-coffee-lab
  • · https://joincupper.com/coffees
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-11-07) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Cupper’s exact El Tambo–AMACA listing is not rated, and Beans with Beanie invites the first detailed review. Onyx and retailer/catalog pages are not independent tasting reviews. The later Deisy Yazmin Cortez microlot and other AMACA coffees were excluded as different releases.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farmer: AMACA (Asociación de Mujeres Productoras Agropecuarias del Cauca) →
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