Colombia Cauca (Direct Trade)

Producer: ASOBOMBO TOP LOT 
Country of origin: Colombia
Region: Inza, Cauca
Cultivar: Caturra, Colombia, Pink Bourbon & Castillo
Process: Washed, Sundried
Elevation: 1600-2200 MASL
Harvest: September – January (main crop)
SCA cupping score: 85.5
Tasting Notes: Honey, Caramel, Cocoa & Strawberry Lemonade

Coffee cultivation from small family owned farms is the backbone of production in Colombia. This traceable community blend with a vibrant regional profile comes from 80 producers with small farms in the municipality of Inza within the department of Cauca. Each producer has their own micro-mill where they carefully harvest cherries, depulp, ferment, wash and gently dry the parchment on raised beds. While individual producers have designed farm management and post-harvest solutions to fit their needs, they banded together for crucial logistical demands 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.