Colombia Narino La Union El Rosal GrainPro

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Flavor Profile Dried mango, baking spice, milk chocolate

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About this coffee

Grower

20 producers organized around Ecoterra SAS

Altitude

1600 – 2200 masl

Variety

Caturra, Castillo, Colombia and Typica

Soil

Clay minerals

Region

La Unión, Nariño, Colombia

Process

Fully washed and dried on patios and elevated tables inside solar dryers that provide protection from the rain

Harvest

April - September

Certification

Conventional

Coffee Background

Ever stop to think about all the variables that factor into creating a distinct, complex, clean and consistent regional blend? It is mind boggling if you think about terroir to processing and everything in between. And what about the human factor from farm management all the way through to brewing. But if you think about it, the backbone of Colombian offerings are regional blends cultivated in many parts on small family owned farms. It’s hard to pinpoint why some regional blends rise to the top each year but it sure is exciting when they do. This traceable community blend with a vibrant regional profile comes from an association called Ecoterra SAS, which has 114 members with small farms in the Department of Nariño. This particular lot comes from 20 producers in the community of la Union who have 1-acre farms. Each producer has their own micro-mill where they carefully harvest cherries, depulp, ferment, wash and gently dry the parchment on raised beds. Imagine the harmony between these producers in farm management and post-harvest practices to achieve a clean and consistent blend. But also just enough differences from farm to farm to create a rich complexity of flavors. An export company called Mastercol provides crucial logistical support for things like warehousing and milling coffee for export to the international market, which provides better income for everyone to reinvest in their farms and strengthen their families’ livelihoods.