COLOMBIA ORGANIC NARINO CAFE SANTANA GRAINPRO

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Flavor Profile Lime, orange, roasted almond, dark chocolate

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About this coffee

Grower

40 producers from San Lorenzo, San Pedro de Cartago, La Unión, Colón Génova and Sancisa, Nariño, Colombia

Altitude

1800 – 2100 masl

Variety

Caturra, Castillo, Colombia and Typica

Soil

Clay minerals

Region

San Lorenzo, San Pedro de Cartago, La Unión, Colón Génova and Sancisa, 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

Santana is a group of 40 producers from the municipalilities of San Lorenzo, San Pedro de Cartago, La Unión, Colón Génova and Sancisa within the department of Nariño. who are working together to find an international market for their coffee. Organizing as a group was a critical first step because each producer individually cultivates coffee on small farms of just a few acres. Each producer has their own micro-mill to carefully harvest cherries, depulp, ferment, wash and gently dry the parchment on raised beds. The group has well organized post-harvest practices that ensure a clean and consistent blend with 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.