Yenny Esperanza Bermudez is a founding partner of Finca El Paraíso Villa Esperanza. Born in Bolívar Cauca, she trained in law and is the older sister of four brothers who all ventured on a new way of life, thanks to coffee.
Finca El Paraíso Villa Esperanza was acquired in 2009 with the purpose of generating a family business that involved the new generations. The plot has an extension of 27 hectares and is located in the municipality of Tambo, Corregimiento de las Piedras, El Marquez. The farm is 28 kilometres from the city of Popayan and 10 kilometres from the municipal seat of Tambo Cauca. Climate in this area is characterised as warm and temperate, with an average temperature of 18°C.
This incredible micro lot of coffee was harvested when 95% of the cherries were matured, and was washed with ozonated water and ultraviolet light. It was then anaerobically fermented in steel tanks for 48 hours at 18°C before being pulped and anaerobically fermented for a further 48 hours at 21°C. The coffee was then thermal shocked to eliminate any micro-organisms and finally machine dried by air circulation for 24-28 hours at 34°C.
* Please note due to the extremely limited availability of this coffee, we will be roasting once weekly. This may add a small delay to online orders. *
As the fourth largest country in South America, and the third largest coffee producer in the world, there is no mistaking Colombia’s presence in not only scale, but also skill. The country offers a landscape of contrasts; mountains, forests, coastlines, and micro-climates that work to produce some of the world’s most recognisable coffee.
Once the world’s largest producer of washed coffees, Colombia has had to re-energise the coffee sector after a 2009 case of Leaf Rust decimate much of the production. Thanks to large investment, disease resistant varietals of coffee trees have been planted, and volume has increased from a low of around 7.5million bags to over 12 million in 5 years. Colombia used to produce only washed Arabica coffee, from three main geographical areas trisected by the Andes mountain range. Regional coffees have become increasingly popular and are demonstrable of the distinct flavour profiles available throughout the nation. Coffees are typically mild bodied (hence the categorising term ‘Colombia Milds’), with crisp acidity and citric sweetness.
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