Santa Barbara – Community Lot 26 Crop
Santa Bárbara, known as the “Balcony of Beautiful Landscapes”, is a municipality with a strong coffee-growing tradition and excellent conditions for producing high-quality coffee. These lots come from farms at high elevation, where the climate, fertile soils and the care taken by each producer combine to deliver coffees of excellent sweetness, balance and outstanding cup quality.
- Varietal Caturra, Colombia
- Process Fully washed
- Altitude 1,700-2,000 metres above sea level
- Town / City Santa Barbara
- Region Antioquia
- Owner Various smallholder producers
- Tasting Notes Dried Mango, tamarind, pecan
Colombia is the third largest coffee-producing country in the world, and thanks to its vast array of unique microclimate, are able to have harvests throughout the year.
Commercial coffee cultivation began in the mid-1830s and spread so rapidly that throughout the twentieth century coffee already became the country’s leading export. A mountainous topography and many tropical micro-climates contribute greatly to Colombia’s reputation for ideal growing conditions, which – in turn – have helped Colombia establish itself as a recognisable origin around the world.
The diversity of coffee and profiles found across Colombia is enormous and coffee is harvested practically year-round depending on the region. The main harvest takes place from October to February with November and December being the peak months. There is also a second fly (or ‘mitaca’) crop several months later, again varying by region and microclimate.