Elias & Shady Bayter

Elias and Shady Bayter farm coffee in the Tolima department of Colombia, operating within an altitude band of 1450 to 1600 meters. Their production encompasses a range of elevations suited to diverse cultivar development in this established coffee-producing region. The varietal landscape in the catalog features Caturra as the most prevalent cultivar, alongside Colombia, Castillo, Pink Bourbon, and Wush Wush. This mix reflects a combination of traditional regional varieties and more distinct cultivars managed across their agricultural sites. Processing methods for their lots include washed, natural, anaerobic natural, and sugar cane decaffeination treatments. This variety of techniques indicates an active approach to post-harvest processing across their seasonal offerings. The catalog footprint includes 18 total coffees represented across 11 different roasters, with 12 lots currently in stock. Their coffees achieve an average Cherrybook Index of 57.4 across the recorded entries. Recent catalog entries highlight specific process and varietal combinations, such as a natural Caturra decaf roasted by Manhattan Coffee Roasters, washed blends of Caturra, Colombia, and Castillo from Tres Cabezas, and sugar cane processed Caturra lots from Rogue Wave Coffee. The work of Elias and Shady Bayter is characterized by a broad selection of processing methods applied to standard and specialty varietals alike, distributed across multiple roasters in the current catalog.