Here is La Cumbre, or “The Peak”. If you like delicate filter brews that slowly unfold as they cool, this could well be for you.
Producer: Sotero Cano
Region: Huehuetenango, El Chalum, Coyegual, San Antonio Huista
Process Washed
Varieties Caturra, Bourbon, Catuaí
Altitude 1570–1650 masl
Harvest January, March
Farm size 1.8 ha
Annual production 2,070 kg (30 bags)
Shade trees Chalun, Nispero
Temperature 15–28 °C
Rainfall 2,300 mm per year
Processing: Washed, sun-dried on patio
Sotero Cano lives with his 3 sons: Jogli, Edin and Bayron. The family works on small parcels of land; they have moved into coffee over time. Thirty years ago, Sotero was told coffee would be a good future crop. They slowly started growing seedlings and have built up over time.
Aromatics: Light and fruity|Body: Light |Acidity: Fruit cocktail.|
In a cupping bowl, Clever Dripper or cafetiere, La Cumbre is sweet, soft and peachy. The fruit sugars are beautifully balanced and swing between peach, lime and kiwi, with a hint of cocoa. This is light and delicate.
60-65g per litre.
