Colombia | Tablón de Gómez | Caturra & Castillo | Washed | Espresso | 250g

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Nariño

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Region: Tablón de Gómez, Nariño Elevation: 1800 - 2100 masl VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. & CastilloCastilloColombia's leaf-rust-resistant variety, bred by Cenicafé from Caturra and Timor hybrid. Long dismissed by purists, it now wins competitions when grown and processed well. Process: WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Notes: Brown sugar, milk chocolate, peach, & juicyAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it. About: This coffee is comprised of the combined efforts of 20 smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. producers in the town of Tablón de Gómez, Nariño. Each producer’s coffee is cupped and scored separately to ensure that only coffees of a high enough quality are included in the lot. The department of Nariño is located in the far southwestern corner of Colombia, wedged between Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean. Coffee has been cultivated here since the mid-16th century, but only fairly recently has Nariño earnt recognition for producing coffees with unique and desirable characteristics, in part due to the rich volcanic soil and unique topography of the land.