Colombia Huila Condor - Espresso

Colombia Huila Condor - Espresso

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• Producers + Mill:

Pitalito, Bruselas and Timana, Huila, are home to the 96 independent women who are part of Forest Academy and the: HUILA CONDOR PROJECT. These group of farmer women deliver their coffee to a facility in Huila, where the quality team receives and reviews it. This region aspires to create change and become a benchmark in the world of specialty coffee.

- Driven by quality, we consistently host workshops with our producers, covering processes, fermentation, drying, and cupping their own coffees.
- We ensure direct and fair payment, offering between 18-20% above market rate, which equates to $350,000 COP per carga, with 50% paid directly to the women's account.
- We host an internal competition among producers to promote and give visibility to their coffees and improvements. THE FOREST SILVER CUP and we're eager to involve roasters to travel here and be part of this project firsthand.

Through this project, we not only impact the industry and the lives of these women but also contribute to their community, families, and the overall progress of the region. This initiative that focuses on coffee production in specific regions of Colombia, collaborating closely with farming communities.

The objective is to assist them in enhancing their processes, improving quality, ensuring fair payment and establishing traceability. This initiative aims to directly connect these farmers with roasters worldwide and make a tangible impact in the lives of these women, especially by providing visibility and support in a male-driven industry such as specialty coffee.

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• Varieties:

• Caturra

This variety originates from Minas Gerais in Brazil. It was a natural mutation of Red Bourbon, Caturra is favoured as it is a high yielding plant (more cherries per tree) and is more resistant to plant diseases than that of Bourbon.

• Castillo

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.

• Colombia

A variety obtained by crossing Caturra and the Timor Hybrid, obtained by Cenicafe. It is highly productive and resistant to coffee rust. First released in 1982. Unlike Catimor, this variety is a compound variety, a result of many progenies.

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• Process:

This coffee undergoes a process that starts with manual selection of ripe red cherries, followed by the traditional washed method with variable fermentation times ranging from 24 to 36 hours. Drying is achieved through sun exposure for 15 - 20 days.

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• Region: Huila
• Producer: All Female small holders
• Farm: Cadefihuila
• Importer: Forest Green
• Price (green ex Shipping): £6.50 p kg

• Variety: Colombia, Caturra & Castillo
• Process: Washed process
• Altitude: 1500-1900masl
• Amount Bought: 560kg

• Tasting:Full body, Syrupy, Med Acidity, Fruity
• Flavours like: Plums, Dark chocolate, Vanilla