Colombia - Cofinet Smallholder Honey

Varietal –  Castillo
Preparation – Honey
Location – Various
Altitude – 1800-1900 masl
Importer - Cofinet

You might have noticed that Colombia has become one of our favourite origins and features almost as frequently as Rwanda and Costa Rica! Colombia has always been famous for producing high-quality coffees but we are continually impressed with the interesting and unusual micro lot samples that are sent to us.

This coffee comes from Cofinet, a Colombia-owned business that produces and exports coffees around the world. They represent not only their own farms but many small producers in Colombia with a focus on producing high cup score microlots using careful harvesting, and specialist processing.

Farm Overview:

Harvesting and Processing:

All contributing producers have carefully harvested and separated coffee from their Castillo trees. This coffee was then collected and taken to the Cofinet mill and pulped to remove the outer layer of fruit. Once pulped the coffee was dried on raised tables with careful monitoring to ensure even drying.

Tasting Notes: 

This is a wonderful honey-processed coffee with the perfect balance of flavours. More body and fermentation than a typical washed coffee but less wild than most natural processed coffees. Tasting notes include mandarin, molasses, treacle and sweet fruit syrup finish.

Brewing: