Colombia Santa Monica Castillo Ice Natural- Filter

Colombia Santa Monica Castillo Ice Natural- Filter

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• Producers + Mill:

Jairo Arcila is a third-generation coffee grower from Quindio, Colombia. He is married to Luz Helena Salazar and they have two children together, Carlos and Felipe Arcila, who are the cofounders of Cofinet. Jairo’s first job was at Colombia’s second largest exporter, working as their Mill Manager for over 40 years until his retirement in 2019.

Jairo bought his first coffee farm, Finca La Esmeralda, in 1987 and this is where he planted his first Caturra lot. He was fortunate enough to earn money by producing coffee on his farm in addition to working full time. Using his savings, Jairo slowly managed to purchase five additional farms. After Esmeralda came Villarazo, Mazatlan, Santa Monica, Maracay and then Buenos Aires. Now, during the harvest period, Jairo can provide jobs to the locals generating an economic impact in the community.

He received great insight and expertise from his sons’ in the picking, sorting, and processing of his coffees. This insight has empowered Jairo and given him the tools needed to showcase fantastic coffees with amazing profiles from the region.

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• Varieties:

This microlot is 100% Castillo. This variety was developed by Federación Nacional de Cafeteros. It is more productive than Caturra and resistant to coffee leaf rust.

Castillo and its sub cultivars are higher yield, resistance to leaf rust and other diseases common in Latin America. The cherries of Castillo plants are also slightly larger and display more resistance to pests and insects such as the coffee borer beetle (broca) Castillo is a ‘dwarfed’ tree that can be planted in high density (tighter groups), meaning a farmer can increase their yields per hectare.

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• Process:

This coffee was exposed to a dry aerobic fermentation of 24 hours before being placed inside Grainpro bags for 50 hours at a temperature below
22ºC. Then the coffee was frozen for 72 hours. Finally, the coffee was placed on raised beds below 35 ºC until ideal moisture content was achieved.

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• Region: Armenia, Quindio
• Producer: Jairo Arcila
• Farm: Santa Monica
• Importer: Cofinet
• Price (green ex Shipping): £18.50 p kg

• Variety: Castillo
• Process: Ice Natural
• Altitude:1450 – 1500 masl
• Amount Bought: 70kg

• Tasting: Tropical, Full Body, Funky, High Sweetness, High Acidity
• Flavours like: Pineapple, Strawberry, Floral, Cola, Cacao Nibs 
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