Quick Facts
All the facts about our Colombia Excelso Hacienda La Claudina
Region | Ciudad Bolivar, Antioquia |
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Producer | Juan Fernando Saldarriaga |
Variety | Various |
Process | washed |
Type | Washed Arabica |
Category | Estate |
Harvest | from 9 to December |
Shipping | from November to 3 |
Unit | GrainPro Sack à 70kg |
Colombia
Hacienda La Claudina
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The Hacienda La Claudina is located in Ciudad Bolívar, a traditional, colombian coffee-town, about 100km southwest of Medellín.
From its grounds you have a spectacular view over all the way to the mountainchain called Los Farallones del Citara, which reach up to a height of 3900 m.a.s.l.
The ideal combination of altitude, humid and warm wind, alongside with fertile volcano soil ensure the production of great quality coffee.
The harvest takes place between September and December. During this period, approximately 60 workers are occupied in the plantations.
Juan Saldarriaga is a young and highly motivated coffee producer who took over his family farms a few years ago.
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
Region | Ciudad Bolivar, Antioquia |
---|---|
Producer | Juan Fernando Saldarriaga |
Variety | Various |
Process | washed |
Type | Washed Arabica |
Harvest | from 9 to December |
Shipping | from November to 3 |
Unit | GrainPro Sack à 70kg |
The Hacienda La Claudina is located in Ciudad Bolívar, a traditional, colombian coffee-town, about 100km southwest of Medellín.
From its grounds you have a spectacular view over all the way to the mountainchain called Los Farallones del Citara, which reach up to a height of 3900 m.a.s.l.
The ideal combination of altitude, humid and warm wind, alongside with fertile volcano soil ensure the production of great quality coffee.
The harvest takes place between September and December. During this period, approximately 60 workers are occupied in the plantations.
Juan Saldarriaga is a young and highly motivated coffee producer who took over his family farms a few years ago.