COLOMBIA | Huila El Bombo | Washed

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Bold
  50
• Clean
  30

Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Dark chocolate, berries, raisin, & red apple Region: Huila Varietal: 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., Colombia, & CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. 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. Recipes: Espresso: 1:2.5 | Filter: 1:17 About: Organic El Bombo comes from the members of the Asobombo producer association — 95 producers from the villages of Laguna del Bombo, La Laguna, El Paraíso, Alto Planes, Laguna Verde and Laguna Chiquita, in Huila. They work as a small, close team to market their coffees, and everyone is dedicated to promoting a “traditional coffee culture.” Around Huila, the micro-regions of Aipecito, Esmeralda and the mountainous Chapinero are rich in water and native shade trees. Producers here are proud that the area has a geographic diversity unlike anywhere else in Colombia, with weather that’s both dry and hot and cool and humid. Aipecito is an association that has gone through many obstacles related to the influence of armed groups in Colombia. Political violence in the area has diminished their growth and commercialization since 2014, but they continue to improve and want a fair price for their coffee. Toward that goal, they’re currently building new drying tools, to help improve coffee preservation and cup quality. El Bombo was washed, dried in the sun and finished in a mechanical dryer. It’s certified Organic. Roasting days: Proud Mary roast Monday-Friday during normal business hours. To ensure freshness of coffee, best to order early in the week as postal services and couriers do not operate on weekends. Orders: placed by 8.30am PST will be roasted and dispatched the same day. If you are ordering on a Friday, and order after 8.30am then your coffee will be roasted the following business day - Monday.