Colombia La Plata – Alto San Francisco
The Colombia La Plata – Alto San Francisco coffee beautifully holds the roasted caramel and toffee sweetness from aroma to finish. There is a brown sugar sweetness, with floral butterscotch and an understated blackberry note. This is a coffee that purely reminds you that life is so very good.
This coffee hails from the growing region in La Plata, Huila. La Plata lies in the foothills of the Cordillera Central Mountain Range at an elevation of 6,230 feet. Caturra is the dominant cultivar (varietal) grown in the area.
The beans are wet processed then fermented for about 14 hours to remove the sticky cherry layer, and patio sun-dried.
Description
Origin: Colombia
Region: La Plata
Label: Alto San Francisco
Subregion: N/A
Producer/Coop: N/A
Processing: Wet Processed
Growing Altitude: 1,800 m to 2,000 m
Varietal: Caturra
Tasting Notes: Caramel, Buttery Toffee, Vanilla
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