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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Colombia Cerro Azul Geisha natural
| Region | Trujillo - Valle de Cauca |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cafe Granja La Esperanza |
| Variety | Geisha |
| Process | natural |
| Type | Unwashed Arabica |
| Category | Mission Red |
| Harvest | from March to June |
| Shipping | from August to December |
| Unit | 10kg vacpack |
Café Granja La Esperanza was founded in 1945. After many years of hard work, the farm was very productive regardless of the changes in the country and in the international coffee market. Two of the kids, Rigoberto and Luis, showed special interest in coffee production and processing. Cafe Granja La Esperanza manages 3 farms: Cerro Azul, Potosi, and Las Margaritas. at finca Cerro Azul just the Geisha variety is grown. the finca is called Cerro Azul or ‘Blue Mountain’ because when Don Rigoberto was living on the La Esperanza farm he could see the mountain from his house, which to him looked blue and white because of the mist which surrounded its peak, on visiting the land he felt positive energy from the land and neighbours so decided to buy the land for this farm.
Origin
Specialty coffee from Colombia
Varieties
Typica, Caturra, Castillo
Processing methods
Mainly washed processed, for specialty lots also natural and honey processed
Altitude range
1000 – 2300 masl
Harvest
Main harvest October – February, Mitaca harvest March – August
Total yearly production
Around 11.3 million 60kg bags in 2022/23
Colombia has thanks to its geographic position around the equator the advantage to have two crops and therefore fresh coffee all year around. Thanks to its three mountain ranges of the Andes from the north to the south, it creates different climatic and cultural areas, which makes the flavour of the coffee from each department in Colombia unique.
Main production areas: Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Huila, Quindio, Risaralda, Nariño, Caldas, Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Santander, Norte de Santander, Sierra Nevada
Port of shipment: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Buenaventura
Export bag size: 70kg
Total number of coffee farmers: over 563,000 small coffee families
Cup Profile: High acidity, medium body, fruity fragrance, citric and sweet notes
Mission Red
Colombia Cerro Azul Geisha natural
| Region | Trujillo - Valle de Cauca |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cafe Granja La Esperanza |
| Variety | Geisha |
| Process | natural |
| Type | Unwashed Arabica |
| Harvest | from March to June |
| Shipping | from August to December |
| Unit | 10kg vacpack |
Café Granja La Esperanza was founded in 1945. After many years of hard work, the farm was very productive regardless of the changes in the country and in the international coffee market. Two of the kids, Rigoberto and Luis, showed special interest in coffee production and processing. Cafe Granja La Esperanza manages 3 farms: Cerro Azul, Potosi, and Las Margaritas. at finca Cerro Azul just the Geisha variety is grown. the finca is called Cerro Azul or ‘Blue Mountain’ because when Don Rigoberto was living on the La Esperanza farm he could see the mountain from his house, which to him looked blue and white because of the mist which surrounded its peak, on visiting the land he felt positive energy from the land and neighbours so decided to buy the land for this farm.
