This lot comes to us courtesy of producer Gladis Plaza of Finca Las Brisas, a 4 hectare farm located in the village of Santa Ana in Cauca’s Totoró municipality. Gladis lives with and supports her three daughters, one son, and one grandson on the farm. She has been producing coffee for 35 years since her mother gifted her a small plot to farm.
As for harvest and processing:
Gladis picks only ripe cherries and depulps on the same day, fermenting dry for an average time period of 12 hours. Once fermented, the coffee is washed 4 times and moved to parabolic dryers for an average period of 8 days.
The Regional Select Program was created to highlight the unique profiles we have found that are inherent to specific microregions within Colombia. The regions we are focusing on are Huila, Nariño, Cauca and Tolima. The primary difference between the Microlot Program and Regional Select is the preshipment cupping score.
This program adds yet another tier to our stratified buying structure in Colombia, designed to further reward quality. As the coffees are received at origin, they are separated based on quality and local areas.
The separations look like this:
Regional Select: 86–87 pts
Microlot Program: 87–89 pts
90 Points Program: 90+ pts
We think that the terroir or soil, sun weather, and placement on the planet contribute largely to the flavor of these coffees, when they are picked ripe and handled properly. These coffees are selected by cup and then blended, like a Rhone wine or a local honey that comes many fields in a 4-mile radius.
For more information about coffee production in Colombia, visit our Colombia origin page.
