Taste characteristics of Coffee Flavor description in Reserva Caldono Manor, Colombia

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Reserva Caldono

Valle de Cauca and the Nasa people

Cauca Valley is a beautiful and diverse area located in southwestern Colombia. You will find that the coastal lowlands and mountains are covered with green carpets of tropical forests. The towering peaks of the Cauca Mountains belong to the Western Cordillera Mountains and the Central Cordillera Mountains. Two "subregions" of the Andes across western South America.

Cauca is home to NASA tribes. NASA is a native people living in harmony with nature. They think they are the managers of nature and need to protect their environment. NASA even organized raids to ensure that nature was not harmed. They cut down sugar cane, burn land, and replant corn and cassava; more traditional crops. These actions may be considered extreme, but Nasa takes their roles seriously. Their motives are deeply rooted in their culture and beliefs.

Coffee is a tool of peace.

The people of Colombia, especially the people of Cauca, have experienced a history of drugs and violence. This unrest has destabilized the area and left deep scars in the community. However, the peace agreement in Colombia changed that balance. With the advent of peace, coffee began to prove to be another option for Nasa. Most people at NASA have abandoned illegal economic opportunities and opted for coffee. Coffee brings hope and economic growth.

Cencoic cooperation

Coffee is considered to be one of the tools of peace in Cauca. The Cencoic Cooperative is one of the organizations of the Peace Movement that understands coffee. Through coffee, Cencoic strives to improve the lives of its members. Cooperatives provide advice, education and assistance during harvest and processing.

The centre has 19 groups and a total of 2757 smallholder families; all of them are heavily dependent on coffee income. These families are located in Torribio, Santander de Quirizzio, Cardono, Morales, El Tambo, Corinto, Miranda and Almagur. On average, producers own 0,587 hectares of land, and their farms are located between 1400 and 2200 meters above sea level. Varieties such as Castillo, Caturra, Typica and Bourbon are loved and welcomed by growers.

About Reserva Caldono

The land on the Reserva Caldono reservation is produced by the Aspu community, which is one of the larger groups in the Cencoic cooperative.

These families use waste to make their own organic fertilizers. Some members even have plastic tanks for fermentation and use parabolic dryers to dry parchment. Cencoic encourages and supports these initiatives.

Reserva Caldono coffee is ground into pulp and then fermented. Parchment ferments for 12 hours in warm places and 18 hours in cold places. Depending on the weather, parchment takes 8 to 15 days to wash and dry.

Parabolic dryers are used to dry parchment more effectively rather than in the sun. Parabolic dryers, in fact, African drying beds are covered with plastic, use less air, and even protect parchment. When the water content of parchment reaches 11.5%, the drying is completed.

Cencoic and Reserva Caldono's coffee tastes of lime, caramel and sugar cane. The alcohol is full in thickness and moderate in acidity.

Cencoic Cooperative and Trabocca

We met Cencoic at the World Coffee Congress 2018 in Amsterdam. Because Amsterdam is our hometown, we can spontaneously organize cup tests with them in our cupping lab. We were sold on the spot.

Technical information

Regional Reserva Caldono

Varieties Castillo, Caturra, Typica, Bourbon

Certified Fair Trade, Organic

Height 1500-2200masl

Process washing

Flavor description

Lime

Caramel

Chocolate

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