Organic Colombia Tolima
Organic Colombia Tolima is a Colombia, Washed coffee from Klatch Coffee.
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Details
- Origin
- Colombia
- Process
- Washed
Available Sizes
- 310g — $21.95 ($7.08/100g)
- 907g — $52.95 ($5.84/100g)
- 2267g — $112.95 ($4.98/100g)
Description
Organic Colombia is bursting with strawberry, chocolate, and cinnamon; this profile sparkles with citrus undertones and finishes with a smooth, medium-bodied feel. This traceable blend with a vibrant regional profile comes from an association called Cooperativa Multiactiva de Asociaciones Agropecuarias del Tolima (Multicoop), which has 379 producers with small farms in the municipalities of Planadas, Rioblanco and Chaparral. Each producer has their own micro-mill where they carefully harvest cherries, depulp, ferment, wash and gently dry the parchment on raised beds. Their impeccable farm management and post-harvest practices culminate into a clean and consistent blend. But there are also just enough differences from farm to farm to create a rich complexity of flavors. Tolima is the third largest coffee producing region of Colombia, and accounts for 12% of the country's annual production. Located in west-central Colombia, this region is fully inscribed by the Andean mountains and the Magdalena river basin, making it rather remote and challenging to access. Until recently, much of the coffee growing area had been considered dangerous because of the Colombian FARC's presence. Today, Tolima has seen a drastic decline in FARC presence, allowing for increased accessibility to these nutty, tangy, fruity, and creamy-bodied coffees. We have had boots on the ground, with a cupping spoon in hand as Mike travels and cups coffees. We fall in love over and over again with the regional variations, the varieties, the landscape, and the producers themselves. From our work sourcing strong, versatile workhorse coffees for our Excelso Gran Galope signature offerings, to our celebration of the taste of place with Regional Selects from Cauca, Huila, Nariño, and Tolima, to the discovery and development of microlots from all over the country with our export partners and the producers with whom they work closely—we simply can’t get enough.