This Regional Select lot comprises coffee delivered from 10 different producers in the La Union minicipality. THeir names, farm names, and bag count iis as folows:
- Mercedes Elvira Bravo Meneses from Finca El Plan - 7 bags
- Eutimio Ortiz Ojeda from Finca El Placer - 4 bags
- Carlos Jose Montero Gomez from Finca El Plan - 5 bags
- Jose Alipio Muñoz from Finca El Guabal - 4 bags
- Wilson Bravo Meneses from Finca Chontaduro - 6 bags
- Marta Lucia Ceron Armero from Finca La Cuchilla - 4 bags
- Blanca Lidia Gomez de Burbano from Finca La Laja - 3 bags
- Daniel Gomez Guerrero from Finca Bella Vista - 6 bags
- Horacio Meneses Eraso from Finca Plan De Loma - 2 bags
- Jose Silvio Barrios from Finca Reyes - 9 bags
As always, we believe our Regional Select program allows for the unique flavors and complexities of specific coffee-producing areas to be individually highlighted. This terroir-focused approach celebrates producers in each region; their varieties, their histories and farming practices, while at the same time rewarding them for their efforts through a program that pays higher prices for quality coffees.
The southernmost western department, Nariño’s farthest edge meets the northern border of Ecuador, and one of its main boundaries is the Pacific Ocean. The climate here is particularly unusual, even in a country so diverse that almost everything can be said to be unusual. The dry, rugged climate creates unique conditions that boost the special, sparkling quality of the coffees. Dramatic slopes and valleys have direct effect on the temperature modulation that creates these high-acidity, supersweet coffees: Warm, humid air collects in the lowlands during the day and creeps gently up the mountainsides at night, a combination that allows coffee to thrive at much higher altitudes than most of the rest of the country, as much as 2,300 meters above sea level.
La Unión is a municipality located north within the department of Nariño. The closeness location with the Andes Mountains creates a diversification of micro-climates; a perfect condition for coffee production. Coffee production and commercialization is source of income for the municipality. There is an approximation of 3,600 hectares planted with coffee in the region.
The result is lots of big, juicy acidity, green grapes and lots of tartaric acid, as well as florals and good sugar sweetness.
For more information about coffee production in Colombia, visit our Colombia Origin Page.
