About the coffee
- Cupping notes: Full-bodied, bright, and sweet, with notes of honey, kiwi, peach, and raspberry
- Cultivation: High-grown in volcanic soils in the Andes mountains, central range, in the Cauca region
- Altitude: 5,900-6,900 feet
- Varieties: Castillo, Caturra, Colombia
- Preparation: Fully washed, sun-dried on raised beds
About the people who grow it
Top and bottom photos: Royal Coffee NY (used by permission)
The municipality of Inzá is nestled in the middle of the great Colombian Massif. A mountainous region where most of the major rivers of the country are born, including the Magdalena, the Cauca and the Patia rivers. Inza is surrounded by volcanoes. That fact, plus the altitude and climate of this region, make it perfect for growing high quality specialty coffee. This region not only has some of the most beautiful vistas in the country, but also perfect agronomic conditions.
Very small producers tend to their land and hold on to their traditions. Many of them have produced coffee with little or no chemicals for generations. The Pillimue family, crucial members and leaders in the community, led a program to certify 80 producers in organic practices. This small group of producers have become leaders in innovative organic practices, leading workshops in the community in order to re-use a lot of the waste created by the farm and to make bio fertilizers that are cheap and useful.
Very small producers tend to their land and hold on to their traditions. Many of them have produced coffee with little or no chemicals for generations. The Pillimue family, crucial members and leaders in the community, led a program to certify 80 producers in organic practices. This small group of producers have become leaders in innovative organic practices, leading workshops in the community in order to re-use a lot of the waste created by the farm and to make bio fertilizers that are cheap and useful.