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All the facts about our Colombia Las Margaritas Sudan Rume washed
| Region | Valle de Cauca |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cafe Granja - La Esperanza |
| Variety | Sudan Rume |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Category | Mission Red |
| Harvest | from 3 to 6 |
| Shipping | from 8 to December |
| Unit | Box à 10kg |
Colombia
Las Margaritas Sudan Rume washed
washed
Rigoberto Herrera Correa is the owner of Finca Las Margaritas since 2000. The farm has
had coffee crops since its inception (about seventies), but special coffee crops since 2007.
The Finca is located in the town of Caicedonia. There, Rigoberto Herrera Correa has planted
32 hectares with 8 varieties. For the care of the crops, Finca Margarita employs around 30
people, in total he employs between 25 and 90 workers depending on the harvest season.
Roughly 70% of the staff is home to the area or and surrounding regions.
Sudan Rume is a wild tree located in the forests of the intertropical zone of Africa, southeast
of the Republic of Sudan, and was discovered in 1942 in Boma Plateau. One of the few places
in the world where arabica coffee grows in wild conditions. Before bringing this variety to
the farm, multiple soil studies were made finding the best results in Las Margaritas farm.
Sudan Rume in order to be considered a natural, needs to have a very and prolonged
fermentation process controled. The time that it takes to get the most exciting flavors, out
of this complex fermentation process varies from 20 to 34 hours.
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 Sudan Rume washed
| Region | Valle de Cauca |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cafe Granja - La Esperanza |
| Variety | Sudan Rume |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Harvest | from 3 to 6 |
| Shipping | from 8 to December |
| Unit | Box à 10kg |
Rigoberto Herrera Correa is the owner of Finca Las Margaritas since 2000. The farm has
had coffee crops since its inception (about seventies), but special coffee crops since 2007.
The Finca is located in the town of Caicedonia. There, Rigoberto Herrera Correa has planted
32 hectares with 8 varieties. For the care of the crops, Finca Margarita employs around 30
people, in total he employs between 25 and 90 workers depending on the harvest season.
Roughly 70% of the staff is home to the area or and surrounding regions.
Sudan Rume is a wild tree located in the forests of the intertropical zone of Africa, southeast
of the Republic of Sudan, and was discovered in 1942 in Boma Plateau. One of the few places
in the world where arabica coffee grows in wild conditions. Before bringing this variety to
the farm, multiple soil studies were made finding the best results in Las Margaritas farm.
Sudan Rume in order to be considered a natural, needs to have a very and prolonged
fermentation process controled. The time that it takes to get the most exciting flavors, out
of this complex fermentation process varies from 20 to 34 hours.
