Finca Cataluña

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Finca Cataluña is located in Pitalito, Huila, Colombia and is managed by Flor Marina Betancourt and her family. On the 6.5 hectare farm, they cultivate Pink BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., Cenicafe, and 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.. Coffee is processed by first fermenting the ripe cherries on the processing hopper for about 12 hours, then removing the pulp and fermenting for 40 hours. Then, coffee is dried in a greenhouse with air circulation for between 8 and 12 days, depending on the weather. The care and attention to detail shines through in this clean and 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. cup. We taste berry compote, playful and bubbly grapefruit mimosa, and a smooth lemon tea-like structure. Region Pitalito, Huila < Colombia Altitude 1700 MASL 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. Varietal Pink Bourbon Photo : Coffee Quest