The coffee story

This honey micro-lot comes from the highest lot of La Esperanza and it was prepared by me, Paola, and my sisters Leidy and Adriana. We named it as Carmen as a tribute to the Virgin of Carmen, a saint to which both our grandparents are devoted to. My sisters and I put a lot of dedication and care into this coffee, controlling and monitoring the post-harvest until the beans achieved the ideal fermentation and moisture levels. We love the heavy body and funkiness of this honey and hope you enjoy it too!

The process

My sisters and I put a lot of dedication and care into this coffee, controlling and monitoring the post-harvest until the beans achieved the ideal fermentation and moisture levels. The ripe cherries were manually picked and, after the removal of floaters and green beans, we left them to rest for 20 hours before pulping under controlled temperatures of no more than 35 grades centigrader. We then depulped the cherries on a machine dedicated to our best lots and fermented the beans in mucilage for another 26 hours. We used marquesinas on the top of the beneficiader to dry the coffee, using humidity meters to determine when to stop the process.
CO-128-202012 Past harvest

Carmen Honey Micro Lote 1-2020

  • $7.90 USD / kg FOB Conventional (no certification)
Origin
Colombia
Variety
Colombia, Castillo
Process type
Honey
Harvest period
December, 2020 - December, 2020
Algrano's cupping score (SCA)
85.5 points
There are no shared shipments for this coffee
For large orders, you can request a shipment and we would be happy to organise a custom shipment for you
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  • Custom shipments unavailable
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La Esperanza
Produced & offered by La Esperanza
  • Colombia
  • Single farm
  • 3 sales on Algrano
  • 2 Average orders per roaster
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Hola! We are the Diaz Castillo family and we live in the village of Socorro, Santander. Finca La Esperanza is in our family since 2004, though it exists since the 1950s. We have been working with coffee for our entire lives and have been focusing on quality for a few years with the help of our partners and workers. In order to achieve that we have remodelled our benefício with new machinery to process our coffees, improving the separation of floaters, green and ripe cherries and also allowing us to experiment with new processing methods such as honey. We are committed to improve continuously and keep up to date with the coffee sector by watching webinars, talks, courses and going to events. Our family also values sustainable development and seeks to work in balance with the environment. We turn all byproducts of coffee into something constructive: the pulp is used as fertilizer, the skin is used for cascara infusion and we are also developing a coffee pulp wine!

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The coffee story

This honey micro-lot comes from the highest lot of La Esperanza and it was prepared by me, Paola, and my sisters Leidy and Adriana. We named it as Carmen as a tribute to the Virgin of Carmen, a saint to which both our grandparents are devoted to. My sisters and I put a lot of dedication and care into this coffee, controlling and monitoring the post-harvest until the beans achieved the ideal fermentation and moisture levels. We love the heavy body and funkiness of this honey and hope you enjoy it too!

The process

My sisters and I put a lot of dedication and care into this coffee, controlling and monitoring the post-harvest until the beans achieved the ideal fermentation and moisture levels. The ripe cherries were manually picked and, after the removal of floaters and green beans, we left them to rest for 20 hours before pulping under controlled temperatures of no more than 35 grades centigrader. We then depulped the cherries on a machine dedicated to our best lots and fermented the beans in mucilage for another 26 hours. We used marquesinas on the top of the beneficiader to dry the coffee, using humidity meters to determine when to stop the process.
Algrano
Algrano
Cupped: January, 2021
La Esperanza
85 (Seller)
Cupped: December, 2020
SCA Score
Algrano
85.5
85 (Seller)
85.0
Key flavor notes
Algrano
Dark chocolate, Dark fruit, Dark berries, Plum, Cinnamon
85 (Seller)
Fruity, Citrus fruit, Grapefruit, Caramel, Bright acidity
Quality comment
Algrano
Another great candidate for fantastic espresso! With its jammy mouthfeel, lingering aftertaste, syrupy body,and mild acidity it's going to taste just yummy. And as the cherry on top if it, there is a cinamonny finish to it as well;)
85 (Seller)
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