San Lorenzo, Colombia

Tasting Notes

Works well with all methods; however, we recommend brewing as filter coffee or in a cafetière for best results. The coffee presents a juicy, jammy taste of red apples and pomegranate on the palate, with toffee somewhere in the middle, allowing you to appreciate this delicate complexity with a stable balance. In the aroma, there are notes of candy apples. 

 San Lorenzo is part of the Cooperativa de Caficultores de alto Occidente de Caldas. This is an Indigenous group of producers located in the Caldas region in the central corridor of Colombia. The Indigenous people of Colombia believe in Pacha Mama, their earth goddess, and see the land as a living being that they must protect. Their process is centred on preserving the natural environment, so they work to ensure the way they farm coffee has minimal impact on the land to ensure it remains the way it has always been. 

During harvest season, families and neighbours pick ripe cherries to be sent to the wet mill, where they are floated to remove dirt and any unripe cherries. They go through the pulping and sorting machine before being transferred to fermentation tanks and held for 16-24 hours to remove the mucilage. The coffee is then washed before being spread out on small drying patios, usually on the roofs of houses, to dry. The beans are rotated regularly to ensure drying is even. When the desired moisture level is reached, it is delivered to the cooperative, assessed, dry milled, and prepared for shipment. 

FARM INFORMATION 

• Country: Colombia 
• Process: Washed 
• Producer: San Lorenzo 
• Region: Caldas Region  
• Varietal: Castillo, Colombia & Caturra 
• Elevation: 1700 masl