Alberto Calderon - Colombia - Filter - Anaerobic Natural Coffee

TASTE NOTES
Blackberry, Dr Pepper, Clove

VARIETAL
Caturron

PROCESS
Anaerobic Natural

ALTITUDE
1440 masl

Nestled in the village of La Estrella, near Acevedo, is Alberto Calderon’s farm La Esmeralda. Alberto, a second-generation coffee farmer, took on the 10-hectare farm nearly 30 years ago, and it is now home to 40,000 Caturron and Castillo coffee trees.

Nordic Approach, our import partners, discovered this coffee through Cuatro Vientos, a family-owned import company based in Huila. Their aim is to showcase microlots and community blends from across the region, where they work with over 70 family farms and cooperatives. The majority of the coffees they work with are washed - this anaerobic natural is a very special coffee. After picking and floating to sort for density, the cherries were fermented in sealed bags or tanks, before being traditionally dried on ‘marquesinas’, or patios.

Huila is renowned for it’s coffee production - it’s so exciting to still find unique flavours emerging from this region. This distinctive coffee was a standout on the cupping table.