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Colombia Tolima Finca El Mirador Alfredo Leyton Caturra Fully Washed

Origin: Colombia

Region: Tolima

Farm: Finca El Mirador

Coffee Farmer: Alfredo Leyton

Altitude: 1650 meters

Variety: Caturra

Processing Method: Fully washed

Flavor: Green apple, Spanish clementine, juicy stone fruit

Tolima Alfredo Leyton Finca El Mirador

Colombia is a country of small coffee farmers, and this coffee comes from small farmer Alfredo Leyton. His farm is called El Mirador, located in Tolima.

The vast majority of coffee producers in Colombia are small farmers who belong to cooperatives or associations. The coffee from Alfredo is processed by the Cafisur cooperative. Cafisur has five locations in the area to collect fresh coffee cherries, all in southern Tolima, which is extremely remote. Some areas are already close to the borders of Cauca and Huila states. The inconvenient transportation increases the difficulty of coffee shipping, but Cafisur has been focusing on micro-batches for seven years.

Three years ago, they launched the "Small Farm Program" (Programa de Finca) to encourage coffee farmers to improve quality. Each coffee farmer can produce quite limited green beans, and production varies. A harvest season yields between 300 kg to 3000 kg of parchment beans per farmer, with an average of 700 kg per farmer. Batches from different collection sites and different coffee farmers are completely separated to ensure traceability. This program has benefited many small farms that value quality.

Cafisur has excellent cupping equipment, well-trained cuppers, and a quality control system. They first screen for high-quality coffee, then provide samples to foreign green bean buyers, and decide which ones to blend and which to maintain as independent micro-batches. They pay farmers better prices based on cupping scores, which goes directly into the farmers' pockets.

The main harvest season in Tolima is June, with actual harvesting time approximately during June and July. Unlike other coffee regions in Colombia, Tolima has only one harvest season.

Brewing Recommendations

Roasting Suggestions:

Colombian Caturra is grown at high altitude with hard bean density, making it suitable for even heat roasting. Use standard roasting methods with 20% damper when beans are loaded, 50% damper at color change, and 80% damper at first crack. Heat can be fine-tuned based on ROR conditions, with adjustments around 5%. It's recommended to finish roasting at the end of first crack for a medium-light roast level.

Pour-over Technique Suggestions:

V60 dripper, medium-fine grind, 1:16 coffee-to-water ratio, water temperature 89-91°C

Other Brewing Suggestions:

French Press: medium grind, 1:15 coffee-to-water ratio, water temperature 88-90°C

Siphon: medium-fine grind, 1:15 coffee-to-water ratio, water temperature 88-90°C

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