This lovely lot has red currants throughout; ripe strawberry and soft stone fruit with a sparkling Kenya-like acidity.
V. Colombia, Castillo, Caturra
Tolima
1,804 masl
July, 2019
Hand picked at peak ripeness. Floated. Depulped. Dry fermented for 18 hours. Dried on raised beds.
ABOUT CARMEN ARAGON
This is our first year working with Carmen Aragon. She is a producer very near Jesus Antonio Saavedra in the San Antonio mountains of Tolima. We were introduced to her coffee through our exporting partners Fairfield Trading while in Buesaco, Colombia last fall, and her coffee immediately jumped off the buying tables. We couldn't be more excited to present this coffee for the first time this season.
ABOUT THIS FIELD BLEND
This is a field blend of the three most commonly grown varieties in Colombia: Castillo, Variety Colombia, and Caturra. Both Castillo and V. Colombia are Catimor hybrids, which give them high disease resistance. Caturra, on the other hand, is a natural mutation of Bourbon, and is very susceptible to disease.
Pricing Details
Farm Gate (Local)
1.29MM Pesos / Carga
Farm Gate (USD)
$3.94/kg
FOB
$6.53/kg
FOT
$9.02/kg
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