This coffee was produced in the district of San Antonio, which lies high in Colombias Cordillera Central mountain range in Tolima province. The areas climate, soil, and topography are ideal for coffee production, which provides the regions main source of income (followed by cattle farming). Indeed, the San Antonio districts emblem is made up of two hands holding a coffee bean, representing how important coffee and its farmers are to the local area.
The San Antonio area has been producing coffee for almost a century now, and the majority of its farms have been passed down through the same families for generations. While todays producers proudly uphold traditions inherited from this long history of production, they are also embracing new technologies and production techniques with the aim of producing coffee of the very highest quality.
Most of the farms are small - an average of three hectares, of which around two hectares are coffee (for their names see below). The ripe coffee cherries are picked by hand and transported to the local wet mill. They are then pulped immediately and fermented for 12 or 18 hours, depending on the altitude they were grown at (coffee grown at higher altitude is fermented for longer). After being washed the beans are dried in the sun on raised beds or patios, or in mechanical drying silos.
This is a UK exclusive we have bought in partnership with our importers, and one we're super proud to show you. In the cup you can expect a creamy and malted drink like mouthfeel mixed with caramel and toffee sweetness. There is not too much acidity there, it is clean and controlled. A great coffee that works super, super well in a blend. Delicious espresso.
Coffee: San Antonio(Tolima)
Farm: 30 small farmers from San Antonio district
Varietal(s): Colombia, Castillo, Caturra
Processing: Fully washed and sun-dried on patios or raised beds
Altitude: 1,650 metres above sea level average
Owner: 30 small producers (please see table below)
Town: San Antonio
Region: Chapparaldistrict, South Tolima
Country: Colombia
Long./Lat.: 3° 55´15 North and 75°22´38 West
This lot was produced by 30 thirty smallholder farmers:
PRODUCERS NAME
FARM NAME
VILLAGE
MACIAS OLAYA EDGAR
El Progreso
El Corazon
TORRES . NANCY YAZMIN
La Ilusion
San Antonio
CAPERA JULIO ARMEL
Cedrales
San Antonio
OVIEDO RODRIGUEZ ISMAEL
La Jaszminia
San Antonio
SANCHEZ . RAUL ELVER
Floresta
San Antonio
OSORIO PAEZ JOSE ELMAR
El Porvenir
San Antonio
PALOMINO CRUZ DIOSID
El Triunfo
El Diamante
BERMUDEZ VERA JULIO
El Rocio
La Laguna
SALAZAR PERDOMO DIOSDADO
San Isidro
San Jorge
ZAMORA TABORDA MERLY
La Esmeralda
Palmira
CARDENAS . FLORENTINO .
Napoles
San Antonio
OLAYA CARDENAS ISAIAS
Pedregal
San Antonio
CORTES RUIZ HERMES
La Sonrisa
San Antonio
BERMUDEZ VERA JULIO
El Rocio
La Laguna
OSORIO PAEZ JOSE ELMAR
El Porvenir
San Antonio
BERMUDEZ VERA JULIO
El Rocio
La Laguna
RINCON DEVIA ORFILIA
La laguna
San Antonio
BEDOYA . CEFERINO
El encanto
San Antoniov
LASSO LASSO LUIS ALFONSO
La Isla
El Corazon
LASSO LASSO LUIS ALFONSO
La Isla
El Corazon
MENDOZA GONZALEZ JOSE GREGORIO
Laureles
San Antonio
MENDOZA GONZALES JORGE
Lejanias
San Antonio
MACIAS OLAYA EDGAR
El Progreso
El Corazon
MENDOZA MENDOZA ANTONIO RICAUR
La Esperanza
La Cristalina
GONZALES CRUZ PEDRO .
Villahermosa
San Antonio
PALOMINO CRUZ DIOSID
El Triunfo
El Diamante
RINCON DEVIA RODRIGO
Lechales
San Antonio
ANDRADE CAMPOS HENOC
Las Vegas
San Antonio
HERNANDEZ . JAVIER .
Cambulos
San Antonio
MORALES MONTEALEGRE MARIA FLOR
Buenavista
San Antonio
Roasting Information:
If you hear the first pops of second crack it's time to stop. This is a medium so as not to kill the complexity.
"Quick Look" Guide:
Sweetness, acidity, green apple, great milk drink.
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