Colombia ‘Planadas’ Organic
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POSTAGE COST:
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Express International Europe £9.95
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WHEN WILL MY ORDER BE DISPATCHED?
We work on all orders in the order that we receive them. We dispatch parcels either the same or next working day. However during very busy periods it may take an extra day or two for your parcel to be dispatched.
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PACKAGING:
Currently all the coffee packaging we use is 100% recyclable - label 5 and produced in the EU.
Label 5 or polypropylene (similar to yoghurt pots) is easily recyclable and widely accepted at recycling points and kerbside collections.
This packaging type keeps your coffee ultra fresh and features a resealable tag and valve.
COFFEE STORAGE:
We recommend storing the coffee in a cool, dark, dry cupboard, before you open them. Once opened, reseal the bag and they can be safely stored in the packaging, and we recommend to consume them within 4 to 6 weeks of opening.
Unopened the coffee lasts up to 6 months from roasted on date - stamped on rear of the packaging.
For the best storage, checkout our Airscape storage containers here.
- 100% Arabica, speciality grade, taste the difference coffee beans.
- Safely packaged in recyclable & resealable bags to keep your coffee fresh.
- Easy to brew, roasted to produce consistent tasting coffee.
What YOU need to know:
- Delicious notes of chocolate, apple & blackberry.
- Fully traceable, Direct Trade.
- Rich, smooth, well-rounded medium roast.
- Strong but not overpowering, bitter free.
- Acidity - Medium
- Body - Medium
- Stays fresh for up to 6 months unopened. Once opened up to 6 weeks.
Region - Planadas, Colombia.
Growing Altitude - 1600 metres above sea level.
Variety - Arabica - Castillo.
Milling Process - Washed.
Aroma - Sweet.
Flavour - Chocolate, Apple & Blackberry
SCA Score - 84 - independently rated excellent.
Planadas:
Planadas is located on the southern tip of the department of Tolima, close to borders with Huila and Cauca. Situated in the foothills of the central mountain range of the Colombian Andes, the region benefits from excellent altitudes, cool temperatures, plentiful sunshine and rain, and rich volcanic soils.
Coffee farmers in Tolima are dedicated and traditional. In some areas, their infrastructure is not as developed as in other regions because of the history of conflict. This is the region where FARC guerrilla originated and therefore, communities all across Tolima experienced the cruelest years of conflict in Colombia. As a result, and despite exceptional growing conditions, many farmers were previously isolated from access to extension services, agri-inputs and thriving markets for their coffee.
To process this coffee, organically grown cherries are selected, de-pupled and fermented to break down the mucilage. The coffee is then thoroughly washed and dried in a parabolic greenhouse for between 10 and 18 days, depending on the climatic conditions.
Histroy of Colombian Coffee:
As with many coffee origins, it is believed that coffee was first brought to Colombia by priests, arriving, perhaps, within a decade or two after coffee first came to the Americas via the Caribbean in the first half of the 17th century. It was likely a garden crop grown for local consumption and barter for decades. Unlike other coffee regions, we have the story of a priest named Francisco Romero, who could be called the father of commercial coffee cultivation in Colombia. The folkloric tale goes that in the early 1800’s, Father Francisco, hearing confessions in the north eastern town of Salazar de la Palmas, assigned planting coffee to his parishioners as penance for their sins. The Archbishop of Colombia heard about this and ordered all priests to adopt the practice. Commercial production of coffee expanded quickly, moving into regions where the growing conditions were ideal.
