COLOMBIA FTO TOLIMA PALMASAN GRAINPRO

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Flavor Profile Hops, cacao nibs, sweet, thick

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About this coffee

Grower

Asociación Cafetera Palmasan | 22 members

Altitude

1400 – 1800 masl

Variety

Caturra, Castillo, and Colombia

Soil

Sandy loam

Region

Rovira, Tolima, Colombia

Process

Each producer has their own micro-mill where they carefully harvest cherries, depulp, ferment, wash and gently dry the parchment on raised beds

Harvest

April-June | October- January

Certification

Fair Trade | Organic

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 of 22 producers with small farms in the municipality of Rovira within the department of Tolima. 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. And then imaging all the crucial logistical demands for things like warehousing and milling coffee for export before this coffee reached the international market.