Philippines Sitio Belis - Rare/Exclusive Filter

Philippines Sitio Belis - Rare/Exclusive Filter

Our First ever experience of roasting a coffee from the Philippines, this is an elegant, refined and super tasty cup of coffee. It is very high quality, complex and lots of sweetness and balanced acidity. This will definitely become a mainstay on the offer list! 

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• Producers + Mill:

.Kalsada is a social enterprise that is working hard to champion Philippine specialty coffee. It provides support to Filipino coffee producers and their dedicated efforts to bring quality coffee to market. Working in partnership with local communities, Kalsada invests in machinery and equipment to elevate coffee quality and pays farmers over $1 per pound more than Fair Trade.

Through a Kickstarter campaign, Kalsada established its first community mill in Belis back in 2015. Now, a group of over 72 farmers bring their coffee cherries for centralised processing and annual production has grown from a tonne and a half to 11 tonnes.

Belis is located in Atok, Benguet,within the Cordillera mountain range, on the largest Philippine island of Luzon. With an elevation of 1400 – 1700 masl and natural springs that flow all-year round, this is a perfect location for growing both superb coffee and a range of vegetables.

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• Varieties:

Orange Bourbon - 

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• Process:

Cherries are harvested from 72 farming families and are then floated to remove under ripe cherry before hand sorting to remove other defects. They are then pulped and fermented for 24 hours before The parchment is then rinsed before drying on raised beds.

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• Region: Belis, Atok
• Producers: 72 farming families 
• Farm: Kalsada community mill
• Importer: Indochina
• Price (green ex Shipping): £19.50 p kg

• Variety: Orange Bourbon
• Process: Washed Process
• Altitude: 1400–1700MASL
• Amount Bought: 60kg
• Tasting: Elegant, Complex, Full Body, High sweetness, High acidity
• Flavours like: Braeburn Apple, Blood Orange, Milk Chocolate,