COLOMBIA | Atanquez | Wild Yellow Typica | Washed

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Originating from the jungle surrounding the small village of Atanquez, this coffee holds a unique distinction. Unlike most cultivated coffee, it flourishes untamed in the valleys that descend from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain. The 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., Yellow TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against., is exceptionally rare due to its susceptibility to pests and diseases. However, within these valleys, it has been carefully preserved and nurtured by the Kankuwamo tribe, the indigenous inhabitants of the region. The journey to reach the coffee was an arduous one, requiring hours of travel by car, mule, and finally, foot as the dense jungle impeded our progress. Nevertheless, the effort proved worthwhile as we discovered a truly enchanting place. The coffee's production was limited to a mere 288 kilograms, owing to the trees' low productivity and the challenging terrain. Nonetheless, we were content with the quantity we could procure. To allow the rare terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process. and character of this coffee to shine through, we specifically requested the fully 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. processing method. This technique involves removing the outer skin and pulp of the coffee cherries before submerging them in water for fermentation.