PROFILE#3: Balanced | Light-medium roast
TASTING NOTES: Lemon, Chocolate, Graham Cracker
June 2019
Sep 15 to Oct 6 2019
1 to 4 days after roasting
Within 24 hours from roasting
1-4 days from shipping
A small town called Herrera, located in the department of Tolima, is home to 58 members of the Association of Specialty Coffee Growers of Alto Saldana. The average farm size is only 4.5 hectares. They consistently achieve high cup seores and recognitions for their coffees.
Colombia
58 Smallholders
Rioblanco, Tolima
Caturra, Colombia, Castillo
Washed
1500 – 1900 meters
Colombia’s, and in particular Tolima’s, closeness to the equator and the diversification of microclimates creates an almost continual harvest throughout the year, guaranteeing fresh flavors and character every time. This is one of the reasons Colombian coffee is readily available all year round.
Price paid by Driftaway (per pound avg. across Sept / Oct 2019 coffees)
This is the average price Driftaway paid to the coffee importer for the four coffees in this month. We present the average it as the selling price is the same for all four coffees.
While not exactly FOB price, this is usually $0.50 to $1.00 more than FOB to account for transportation and export costs.
Fair Trade price per pound
Price set by Fair Trade International – page 8, row 10 – https://files.fairtrade.net/standards/2019-08-21_Fairtrade_Minimum_Price_and_Premium_Table_EN_PUBLIC.pdf
Coffee C-Market price per pound
Coffee Commodities market price – https://www.theice.com/products/15/Coffee-C-Futures/data?marketId=5460931&span=1
Driftaway’s World Coffee Research contribution per pound
Driftaway contribution to the World Coffee Research organization – learn more at https://worldcoffeeresearch.org
This coffee travelled 2,679 miles to the Driftaway Coffee roastery in Brooklyn.
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We received this sample from Caravela Coffee based out of North Carolina. Caravela has been working in Colombia since they started and they are well renowned in the coffee industry to bring some of the best Latin American coffees to market. With a unique business model of creating coffee products that match a certain taste profile, while maintaining 100% traceability and supporting small farmers, Caravela is really doing it right!
Since this was a coffee we carried less than 12 months ago, we did not evaluate other samples. In fact, we signed on to receive this coffee after roasting the Meridiano in 2018 since it tasted so great! After cupping a pre-ship sample on June, 17th 2019 and scoring it at 85.50, we selected this lot and decided to move ahead with finalizing our order.
Says our founder Suyog M about Colombian coffees “Colombian coffees have been just incredible the past 2 years or so. It’s really difficult to stay away because the options are so varied and the taste is amazing. We can’t help ourselves when it comes to selecting Colombian coffees – they are amazing!”
/100
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Lead Roaster & Green Coffee Buyer
“This Colombian coffee comes from the Central part of Colombia’s mountain ranges called Tolima. This where the Highest peaks are in Colombia are and can reach heights of over 18,000 feet high. The coffee is grown in the valleys and foothills between these huge mountains but the rugged terrain allows for many diverse pieces of of farmland in which coffee can thrive. To me, the word Tolima is linked to so many experiences of amazing coffee that the sound of the word is delicious. This coffee has a great balance of sweetness and complex acidity. We are roasting it with lots of heat and right up to the beginning of a medium roast to accentuate that balance.”
READ MORE ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS
This coffee is being roasted by Dave H. from Sep 15 to Oct 6th, 2019 at Pulley Collective in Red Hook, Brooklyn. We typically use the Loring S35 Kestrel roaster for this profile – this roaster roasts the beans through convection (heated air) roasting. 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.
We perform Quality Control via a process of coffee tasting called cupping on all of our production roasts twice a week at our facility in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Cupping is attended by Q-certified cupper Ian T., roaster Dave H.and founder Suyog M. All coffees are evaluated on a scoring scale of 0 to 3.
/3
Less than 24 hours after roasting, we bag your coffee in our production facility in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Our production team is led by Natalie and Jill, and supported by a rotating cast of local artists, musicians and independent professionals.
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.
Auto drip
Pour over
Iced coffee
French press
Espresso
Aeropress
View other posts about how to make better coffee at home on our blog Coffeecademy.
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