Additional Information
About
Villamaría is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Caldas. The region is fed by numerous sources of water and natural resources. Villamaría is located a few kilometres from the city of Manizales, whose urban areas are surrounded by the Chinchiná River. Our drying station "Jamaica" is located in Chinchiná, Caldas. The station currently represents the harvests of 30 to 50 coffee producing families in the surrounding area of Villarazo, sitting at altitudes higher than the drying station itself. As Jamaica sits 500 metres lower than the producers, at 1300 MASL. This climate is better suited to the processing of honey and natural coffees due to the hotter temperatures found here.
Process
These lots were processed using the Water Pillow technique, which makes beautifully fruit-forward, and complex cups. Paired with gentle decaffeination at neighbouring Descafecol; these are two of the most delicious and lowest carbon footprint decafs around.
The water pillow technique was first launched at Raw Materials farm El Fénix. The process uses cool temperatures by utilizing cold water poured above plastic sheeting, creating a vacuum seal above the coffee cherries. Cold water reduces the fermentation temperature, and allows the coffee to sit in cherry for an extended period, with no interaction from additional oxygen.
The temperature remains stable and low because the surface water acts as a heat exchanger, with the warmth evaporating off of the top. Coffees are dried for up to 20 days on raised beds in cherry for anoxic naturals, and after pulping for anoxic washed.
Transparency
- We paid - £11.67/KG
- FOB Price - £8.30/KG
- Volume Purchased - 840KG
