Location: Cafe Agario, Ortega, Tolima, Colombia
Cultivar: Mixed
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1830 masl
Taste Notes: Red plum, apricot, caramel fudgeBest Brewed: Espresso based drinks, filter with or without milk.
Roaster Notes: This coffee is a great all-rounder. Sweetness from the fudge mixed nicely with the sharpness from the fruity notes. Delicious in milk or on it's own, this coffee really is a crowd pleaser for all bre methods!
Colombia - Ortega
This coffee comes from 35 small holders based in the area of Ortega, Tolima belonging to an association called Cafe Agrario.
Cafe Agario is an Association that was started in 2014 and has been focusing on specialty coffee to add value to their product and then also being roasting and selling coffee locally.
Their agronomist, Pilar has been delivering workshops to this group on coffee processing and also how to organise the structure of the Association as this was highlighted as a need for them from taking baseline data. They have also been taught how to cup as well to understand the quality of their own coffee.
The association want to keep progressing and be able to have their own warehouse and buying point for their members to be able to deliver coffee straight to their export partner at Falcon to become more vertically integrated in the supply chain and to have greater control.
Watch this space - I think there's going to be some big things coming from this association!