Introduction and characteristics of Toledo FNC Fine Coffee

Because of the rich volcanic soil in this area, Toledo and Cucuta, as well as other traditional coffee varieties, have become synonymous with high quality. The Toledo coffee producing area has a history as long as the ancient stone road EI Camino Real. In the early colonial era, the royal road passed through Cucuta and the Colombian oriental prairie, connecting inland cities in the country to Venezuela. Today, this ancient Camino Real road is used by coffee farmers to enter the isolated areas of Toledo.

Toledo sits on a canyon connecting the Andes and the eastern prairie. Coffee is grown at 5000 to 5800 feet above sea level. The characteristic of this area is that the hot and humid climate from the oriental prairie makes a great difference in temperature between day and night.

This type of climate is caused by the interaction between the cold air on the mountain and the hot and humid air on the prairie, and can reduce insect pests. In addition, this climate provides the best moisture for coffee. This beneficial climate type has the following benefits: (1) fertile land (2) produces abundant and wide range of organic fertilizer (3) moderate shading makes Columbia boutique coffee Toledo has outstanding characteristics.

Toledo is harvested from September to December. Typica species and a small proportion of Caturra species are mainly planted in this producing area. Almost all manors are planted under shade. So Toledo is suitable to represent one of the organic coffees in Colombian boutique coffee.

Because of the fierce competition for this type of coffee, Toledo can only produce about 3500 bags a year under strict screening. It is estimated that about 2300 small farmers grow coffee in small areas.

FNC boutique coffee Toledo shows a distinctive dark chocolate feature with pleasant sweetness and strong flavor. This cup of coffee has good characteristics and mild sour taste. Taste with baked almonds on the finish.