About This Coffee
Producer Flor Eunice Higuita Urrego cultivates coffee on the farm her father purchased in the 1990s. Coffee is her leading cash crop and income from coffee supports Flor Eunice and her family throughout the year.
Harvest & Post-Harvest
Flor Eunice selectively handpicks cherry and pulps it the same day. She ferments cherry for 16 hours and then washed it in clean water. She lays parchment to dry on marquesinas, drying shelves on the roof of her house. If the weather is poor, she uses a mechanical dryer. Flor Eunice rakes parchment frequently to ensure even drying.
Coffee in Colombia
Colombia has been producing and exporting coffee renowned for their full body, bright acidity and rich aftertaste, since the early 19th century.
Colombia boasts a wide range of climates and geographic conditions that produce their own unique flavors in coffee. This also means that harvest times can vary quite a bit. In fact, between all its different regions, Colombia produces fresh crop nearly all year round.
The increasing focus on the specialty industry is changing the way traders and farmers do business. It is becoming more common for farmers to isolate the highest quality beans in their lots to market separately. These higher-quality lots are often sold under specific brands or stories.
Besides its wide variety of cup profiles, Colombia has quickly expanded its certification options over the past 10 years. The most common certifications available are Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Organic.