COLOMBIA – RISARALDA – 250g
COLOMBIA – RISARALDA – 250g
Coffee

Colombia – Risaralda *** NEW HARVEST ***

€16.00 – €46.50

About the producer

Asocafe Tatama coffee is produced by 200 quality-driven farmers in the Risaralda Department’s Santuario municipality who have helped put Santuario on the map as a top production zone in the department. In 2017, the farmers of Santuario were winners in a Risaralda-wide quality competition, receiving accolades for their coffee’s sweet, floral, and fruity notes. The region’s ideal climate (which is world-renown as part of the Colombian Coffee Triangle), along with the farmers’ carefully selected varieties and environmentally-friendly production practices, make their coffee worthy of high praise and recognition.

The organization has its own collection center, dry processing plant, quality control lab, and roasting operation (which serves the local market) to support its high-quality production.

Raw Material serve as the exporter of Asocafe Tatama coffee, ensuring quality from farm to port through their extensive coffee infrastructure located throughout the department and logistics experience. This coffee is special to us having visited Santaurio in 2024 and knowing many of the producers at Asocafe personally. We’re super proud to bring this coffee to Ireland showcasing some of the finest coffee this stunning part of Colombia has to offer.

Tasting Notes : Juicy red berry, smooth milk chocolate

Arabica Variety: Castillo, Caturra, Colombia (Washed process)
Harvest Period: AUG – NOV

 

Weight N/A

We work with Raw Material, a not for Profit to source this coffee from Colombia

Raw Material have a simple mission. Their goal is to offer economic freedom to producers. They do this in Colombia by investing in both quality and shelf life through low cost interventions. We witnessed them doing this first hand on our trip to Colombia in April 2024 by creating systems to ensure consistency of large lots at a community level. This in turn enables reliable, stable and improved household incomes for smallholder farmers through a connection with roasters like ourselves.

Raw Material’s secondary focus is to shift the power dynamic in the coffee sector; as specialty becomes a norm, there are new opportunities for women to gain higher-income and higher-powered roles. The third area of focus is environmental; Colombia has a high average output per hectare, but this comes at the costs associated with mono-cropping and high-input farming techniques.

To improve household incomes, outcomes for women, and to encourage a shift towards more environmentally sustainable farming practices in Colombia, Raw Material:

  • Set up cupping labs, and focus training towards women in the community

  • Build and join community associations, invest in infrastructure and training to improve quality, and take their coffee to market.

  • Place QC staff and equipment at parchment buying points to improve consistency.

  • Consult wet mill operators and producers in-person on best practices.

  • Purchase for consistent prices based on what coffee costs to produce and what roasters are willing to pay to maximise profitability for producers.

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