Colombia Huila Finca El Corozal
Fruity Profile | Light roast
Tasting Notes: Lemon, Strawberry, Caramel
IT ALL STARTS AT THE COFFEE FARM
Located in Garzón, Huila, Finca El Corozal is owned by the seven brothers of the Carvajal family. Delfin Carvajal is the leader and face of the family, and his brother Euclides lives at the farm and is responsible for the great natural processed coffee that they started producing last year. This farm is an all-hands-on-deck, family-run operation and each member of the family oversees a different aspect of the business.
Delfin and his family are 4th generation producers, and intensely focused on generational hand-off and the continually improving their processes. The farm is Rainforest Alliance Certified since 2018 - the certification's environmental criteria promote healthier soils, cleaner water, reduced use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, biodiversity conservation, and climate change adaptation and mitigation. Additionally, the family has been implementing environmentally friendly practices for the past 10 years, highlighting El Corozal’s conviction for the environment and the families who contribute to the farm’s production.
Processing
They start by handpicking each cherry, floating them, and removing any underripe or overripe cherries. Cherries are then left in open tanks overnight, dried for several days in a greenhouse and then finished in a mechanical drier.
TRACEABILITY
COUNTRY
Colombia
REGION
Garzón, Huila
IMPORTER
Coffee Quest
VARIETAL
Colombia, Caturra, and Castillo
PRODUCER
7 brothers of the Carvajal family
MILL / WASHING STATION
On farm
PROCESSING
Natural
ALTITUDE
1500 – 1650 meters
DID YOU KNOW
Nowadays the Carvajal family has mastered the art of Naturals, and even placed in the Top 5 of Huila Mágico 2023 with a young Pink Bourbon’s first harvest!
PRICE TRANSPARENCY
$4.60
Price paid by Driftaway
$3.23
Free on Board price
$2.40
Farm Gate price
$2.11
Fair Trade price per pound
$1.91
Coffee C-Market price per pound
$0.05
Driftaway's World Coffee Research contribution per pound
This coffee travelled 2,662 miles to the Driftaway Coffee roastery in Queens.
Love the coffee? You can share your compliments & tasting observations with the farmers.
WHY DID WE SELECT THIS COFFEE?
We really like working with Stephen from The Coffee Quest - he's always down to answer our many questions, and can get us lots of information about the farm, farmers and payment structure.
When we tasted this sample that Stephen sent, we were blown away - the care that the Carvajal family took in processing this coffee naturally is obvious. It's juicy, fruit-forward and extremely balanced - not an easy feat for a natural processed coffee! We knew it was destined to be an incredible Fruity profile, and it absolutely compares to the African coffees that usually sit in this profile.
AVERAGE CUPPING SCORE
86.5
/100
86.5
SCAA Cupping Score
15 x 69 k
Bags purchased
1 year
Length of producer relationship
100% (in 2022)
Transparent coffees purchased
HOW DID WE ROAST THIS COFFEE?
This coffee is being roasted by Ian T. from January 28 to February 21 in Brooklyn. We use the Loring Kestrel roaster for this profile. We have strict guidelines for each of the coffee profiles, and this roast has to pass the development time ratio test as measured in real-time by the roasting software, Cropster. Once it does, it is approved for production.
QUALITY CONTROL
We perform Quality Control via a process of coffee tasting called cupping on all of our production roasts once a week at our roastery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Each cupping is conducted by James M. and Ian T. using standard equipment, and is logged by our Q-certified cupper Ian T. All coffees are evaluated on a scoring scale of 0 to 3.
- 3.0 = exceptional roast - exceeds expectations
- 2.5 = on par with profile - matches expectations
- 2.0 = good roast, but 1 or 2 elements could be improved - needs improvement
- 1.5 or lower = failed - do not ship
PRODUCTION AND SHIPPING
Less than 24 hours after roasting, we bag your coffee in our production facility in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Our production team is led by Anthony and Torie, and supported by a rotating cast of local artists, musicians and independent professionals.
AT YOUR HOME
Brew this coffee with your favorite home brewer and enjoy the taste of incredible coffee! Here are a few tips on how to make the best coffee on each brewer.
View other posts about how to make better coffee at home on our blog Coffeecademy.
