Freak & Unique XXI - Colombia, Monte Blanco
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About this coffee
FARM : Campo Hermoso REGION : Palestina, Huila ALTITUDE : 1750 MASL VARIETAL : Bourbon, Caturra PROCESS : 190 hour Citrullus Nectar Coferment FLAVOUR NOTES : Watermelon, Stewed Peach, Fruit Salad
Perched high above Pitalito in the hills of Vereda La Tocora, Finca Monte Blanco is the life’s work of producer Rodrigo Sánchez Valencia and his family. The 18-hectare farm sits on the crest of a mountain ridge, with coffee planted down the surrounding slopes and the wet mill and drying facilities positioned at the highest point of the farm.
Coffee has been cultivated here for generations, first by Rodrigo’s grandfather and later by his father. Yet it was not until 2002, when Rodrigo took part in a local cupping programme for the children of coffee producers, that the family began to understand coffee through the lens of flavour and quality. Learning to evaluate coffee in the cup transformed their approach to production, helping them connect decisions made in the field with the resulting character of the coffee.
