COLOMBIA CATIOPE

TRACEABILITY:

FLAVOUR NOTES:

CREAMY CHOCOLATE MILKIES

SCA Score: >88

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Country: Colombia
Region: Pitalito, Huila
Farm: El Mirador
Farmer: Elkin Guzman
Altitude: 1.680 m.a.s.l

GROWING CHARACTERISTICS

Varieties: Catiope
Drying: Sun-dried
Processing: Fully Washed
Fermentation: Natural Carbonic Maceration

FARM INFORMATION

This Catiope is harvested and produced at El Mirador, located in the town of Palestina in Huila, Colombia, owned by Elkin Guzman. The farm includes a broad collection of varieties such as Catiope, Mokka, Gesha, Bourbon, Caturra, and Tabi, which is a variety developed and released in 2020 in Colombia by Cenicafe by crossing the varietals; Bourbon, Typica, and the Timor Hybrid.

In the world of differentiated coffees, Elkin and his team have been experimenting and evaluating variables that help improve the quality of the coffees they handle to offer an excellent drink for coffee consumers worldwide for more than 13 years.
The area of the farm is 31 hectares, with sandy-loam and clay-loam soils with good organic matter conditions that aid in the excellent nutrition of their coffee trees. El Mirador is managed under semi-shade systems to optimize temperature regulation and the effect of photosynthesis in coffee plantations.

NATURAL CARBONIC MACERATION

Introduced by champion barista Saša Šestić in 2015, it’s a method of fermentation that involves placing harvested coffee cherries in airtight barrels before pumping in CO2 to create a CO2-rich environment. The CO2 allows the cherries to break down different levels of pectins, often producing bright and winey coffees with strong notes of red fruits. Carbonic maceration is inspired by winemaking, which uses the process to develop grapes before crushing. 

This special lot of Catiope CM underwent 96 to 120 hours of Carbonic Maceration, fully washed, and then slow dried.