This regional lot comes to us courtesy of four producers, all located outside the village of Campo Hermoso, in the Suaza municipality of the Cauca region of Colombia. Here is a breakdown of the lot:
Anibal Molina Correa - 35 bags - Finca El Limon - 1800 masl
Anibal Rodriguez - 30 bags - Finca La Esperanza - 1730 masl
Carlos Humberto Silva - 35 bags - Finca Los Pinos - 1700 masl
German Peña - 30 bags - Finca El Roblal - 1830 masl
A selective harvest of "intense red ripe beans only" was executed for this lot, followed by a depulping, a dry fermentation of24-30 hours, multiple washings, and a period of 15-20 days drying time in parabolic dryers.
Regional Select is a new project we are creating in Colombia meant to highlight the unique profiles we have found that are inherent in specific microregions within Colombia. The regions we will begin highlighting to start are Huila, Narino, Cauca and Tolima.
We think that the terroir or soil, sun, weather, and placement on the planet contribute largely to the flavor of these coffees when picked ripe and handled properly. So these coffees are selected by cup and then blended together like a Rhone wine or a local honey that comes from many fields in a 4-mile radius.
For more information about coffee production in Colombia, visit our Colombia origin page.
