Colombia - El Dulce

Single Origin Specialty Grade Coffee

Country: Colombia
Region: Arboleda, Nariño
Producer: Small Holder CoOp of 26 Producers
Variety: Caturra, Castillo
Process: Washed.  
Elevation:  1900-2200 MASL 

Tasting notes: Chocolate, Cinnamon, Fuji Apple, Silky Body

This delicious washed coffee comes from one of the most sought-after regions in Colombia, Nariño.

El Dulce is made up of 26 producers working together to create a balanced coffee with a specific profile. With farms ranging from 1 to 3Ha, the producers work together with Terra Coffee to ensure harvesting and processing is done at the same time and with the same parameters. All the coffee is washed and then put out to be sun dried in the high altitude sunshine.

The main harvest of El Dulce is between May and August and represents 80% and the mid crop is between October – December, being the other 20%.

With the combination of factors such as 1660 hours of sunlight a year, 1866mm of reliable rainfall patterns and the rich volcanic soil thanks to the multiple volcanoes found in the Nariño region, producers are able to cultivate at higher altitudes with cooler than average temperatures. All this provides us with the unique and sought after profile found only in this region.