Our Mission ~ Harvested and roasted by the same hands that grow it.™~
Cocuy Creations exists to connect Colombian farmers with American markets, empowering them to refine their craft and produce exceptional, origin-driven products shaped by the unique conditions of the Andes.
Heather & Anderson; Co-founders
Our Journey
Founded by Heather Hickey, an American founder, and Anderson Diaz, a Colombian-American founder.
Cocuy Coffee was born to help Colombian coffee farmers capture more of the value they create.
For generations, Colombian farmers have grown some of the world’s most respected and delicious coffee. Yet much of the final value is often added after the coffee leaves the farm: through selection, processing, roasting, branding, and retail. We believe more of that value should stay closer to the people and communities who grow the coffee.
This mission is also personal. Through Anderson’s family experience in Colombia, we saw how coffee price volatility can make it difficult for many farmers to keep up, even when they grow exceptional coffee. Much of the added value in coffee comes from the steps that often happen after harvest — roasting, branding, packaging, and access to premium markets. Without access to roasting technology and direct market opportunities, many farmers are left participating in only one part of the value chain. Cocuy Coffee was born from the idea of building that bridge: connecting Colombian farmers who guide the coffee from planting to roasting with customers in the American market.
That is why Cocuy Creations LLC, DBA Cocuy Coffee, partners directly with selected Colombian farmers who are involved not only in cultivation and harvesting, but also in the processes that refine the coffee’s quality: careful cherry selection, washing, drying, defect removal, roasting, and packaging.
Our coffee is certified single-origin and certified 100% Colombian coffee, giving our customers a clear connection to the farm, region, and country where their coffee was grown.
Cocuy Coffee
Every bag of Cocuy Coffee represents more than coffee beans. It represents traceability, farm-level care, and a commitment to specialty coffee at every step. After harvest and washing, the coffee is evaluated and carefully sorted to remove lower-quality beans, including defective or mold-damaged beans, helping protect the clean flavor, aroma, and integrity of the final cup.
Roasting is where the final profile is developed, bringing out the aroma, flavor, and character of the bean. But the quality begins long before roasting: in the soil, the harvest, the fermentation, the drying, and the hands of the farmers who guide the process. Research on coffee fermentation shows that local microbial communities can influence flavor, aroma, and overall coffee quality, reinforcing why origin and process matter so much in specialty coffee.
For our customers, this means fresh-roasted Colombian coffee with distinctive attributes, complex flavor, and a clear connection to its origin. For our partners in Colombia, it means a better opportunity to participate in the value of their own coffee.
Cocuy Coffee exists to honor the origin, support the farmers, and bring the American public coffee that is selected, traceable, and deeply Colombian.
