About This Coffee
Emanuel Enciso purchased Finca La Roma in 2019. He was drawn to La Roma by its healthy stock of San Bernardo variety trees, planted by the previous owner. Since acquiring the farm, Emanuel and his family have been hard at work cultivating their adopted San Bernardo trees with the aim of producing the best Natural coffees in Tolima.
Cultivation
In addition to coffee, Emanuel also cultivates apples, guava and oranges.
Harvest & Post-Harvest
After selective handpicking, ripe cherry is laid on raised bed to sundry for 15 to 20 days. Once dry, coffee is stored for 20 to 30 days in a temperature-controlled warehouse in Armenia before being transported to the warehouse in Valle del Café, Armenia.
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.