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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Colombia Las Margaritas Geisha honey
| Region | Valle de Cauca, Caicedonia |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cafe Granja - La Esperanza |
| Variety | Geisha |
| Process | honey |
| Type | Unwashed Arabica |
| Category | Mission Red |
| Harvest | from March to June |
| Shipping | from August to December |
| Unit | Box à 10kg |
Colombia
Las Margaritas Geisha honey
honey
this geisha honey is also prouduced by CAfe granja La
esperanza at the Cerro Azul Farm at an altitude of
aprox. 1700 – 2000 meters above sea level. the Coffee
is stirred and sensorial tasted to determine the ideal
fermentation based on the cup profile wanted. the
Fermentation time for this coffee ranges between 19
and 22 hours in whole cherries and then the cherrie
skin is taken off to start the second fermentation
step in parchment and mucilage for at least 35 hours.
Once the coffee has been depulped, it is dried using a
mix of patio and silo. the Coffee is constantly and slowly
spreaded in different drying layers to propitiate
the formation of aromatic precursors.
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 Las Margaritas Geisha honey
| Region | Valle de Cauca, Caicedonia |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cafe Granja - La Esperanza |
| Variety | Geisha |
| Process | honey |
| Type | Unwashed Arabica |
| Harvest | from March to June |
| Shipping | from August to December |
| Unit | Box à 10kg |
this geisha honey is also prouduced by CAfe granja La
esperanza at the Cerro Azul Farm at an altitude of
aprox. 1700 – 2000 meters above sea level. the Coffee
is stirred and sensorial tasted to determine the ideal
fermentation based on the cup profile wanted. the
Fermentation time for this coffee ranges between 19
and 22 hours in whole cherries and then the cherrie
skin is taken off to start the second fermentation
step in parchment and mucilage for at least 35 hours.
Once the coffee has been depulped, it is dried using a
mix of patio and silo. the Coffee is constantly and slowly
spreaded in different drying layers to propitiate
the formation of aromatic precursors.
