Colombia Tolima Planadas Organic

This easy drinking offering comes to us from farmers in the Tolima region around the city of Planadas. It's rich, smooth, balanced and creamy. We get big notes of fudge along with hints of pomegranate, cherry and orange zest.

Arrival Date: February 11th, 2022

Acidity & Brightness: Slightly bright and very sweet

Balance & Finish: Balanced with a clean finish

Body & Texture: Full body with a velvety texture

Flavors: Fudge, cherry, caramel & orange zest

Grade: Excelso, Grown at 1600-2050 masl

Processing: Fully Washed, sun dried

Grower: Asociación de Cafés Diferenciados Brisas Nevado de la Vereda el Mirador Cadibrine | 41 members

Region: Planadas, Tolima, Colombia

Varieties: Caturra, Castillo, Colombia, and Typica

Certifications: Organic

Roasting: We like this coffee best at a medium roast (Full City), though you'll get more citrus acidity at a light-medium (City+). This coffee can handle going darker into Full City+ to add some pleasant roastiness, but we'd advise avoiding roasts more than a few seconds into 2nd crack.

Reminder! This coffee is raw, you must roast it before brewing!

Review: "Established in 2016 with 41 producer-members, Asociación de Cafés Diferenciados Brisas Nevado de la Vereda el Mirador Cadibrine has focused on certifications and training producers in best organic practices. The cooperative has invested in basic infrastructure needs like road improvements, establishing local warehouses, creating micro-credit for producers and investing in social programs on a larger and more impactful scale, using the collective resources generated from the sale of coffee. Environmental training programs, healthcare initiatives, life insurance, and educational opportunities are just some of the ways the cooperative strives to improve the quality of life for coffee producers and their families. During the harvest, producers carefully harvest and sort cherries before depulping, fermenting, washing, and drying the coffee using their own micro-mills. Traceability and quality control throughout the post harvest process is also ensured because Lohas Beans, a Colombian exporter company and trusted Royal partner, prepare this coffee for export." - Royal Coffee

This is a super drinkable coffee. Like, "oops I finished the whole cup in 2 gulps" drinkable. It's creamy and full bodied with a pleasant orange zest acidity. The most obvious flavor is chocolate fudge along with ripe cherry and a dollop of caramel.