Buesaco Colombia. Caturra, Castillo, Colombia. Natural. 

Every bean has a story
A delightful coffee from smallholder farms in the Nariño region in Colombia.

About Buesaco

This profile consists of lots from regions within the rural area of Buesaco, a traditional coffee-growing municipality of Colombia. The contributing villages include Buesaquito, El Naranjal, Ortega, Veracruz, and Santa María. These areas share similar geographic features, with altitudes ranging from 1700 to 2100 meters above sea level, a dry climate, and uneven terrain. The lots for this blend were carefully chosen based on quality, with some producers experiencing their first harvest but exceeding expectations through small pilot experiments, resulting in improved quality of their yields.

The farms benefit from favorable climatic conditions, natural water sources, and native forest reserves, contributing to a diverse ecosystem of flora and fauna. In addition to coffee, the farms grow crops for household consumption such as bananas, lemons, avocados, yucca, and fruits like oranges, mandarins, guava, and guayaba. Adequate sunlight supports optimal plant development through photosynthesis, yielding high-quality coffee beans.

This blend is made from lots contributed by several producers, including Ezequiel Gómez, John Gómez, Amelio Santacruz, and Melky Chávez. The coffee is harvested at the optimal stage of ripeness, with only mature cherries selected. Processing methods include flotation, manual selection, disinfection, anaerobic fermentation in tanks, and drying by mechanical or solar means.

Processing

The harvest process takes place at the optimal maturity of the cherries. The farmers only select ripe fruits, and then flotation follows to separate lower-quality cherries. Fermentation takes place in tanks and hermetically sealed bags with valves for sampling, temperature, and pressure monitoring. Fermentation duration ranges from 180 to 220 hours, with pH and Brix monitored every 12 hours. Mechanical drying occurs at temperatures no lower than 35°C, lasting up to 30 days, depending on weather conditions.

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