Feature Filter: Alexander Sancho | Colombia
Key Origin Info:
Producer: Alexander Sancho
Processed at: by Alexander at his farm
Region: Inza, Cauca, Colombia
Altitude: 1860 masl
Variety: Caturra
Process: De-pulped, fermented & washed, dried on raised beds
Exporter: Siruma Coffee | Importer: Falcon Speciality
Cup profile: Jammy body, cherry & golden syrup
About Alexander & the ASORCAFE group:
Alexander Sancho is an experienced coffee grower based in the Inza municipality of Cauca region, Central Colombia. Alexander has been growing coffee for 25 years and has been a member of the ASORCAFE group for the last 14 years. This delicious and elegant lot is a microlot selection of a single variety - Caturra - grown at La Victoria farm. The farm is about 3ha in size and it is situated at the high altitude of around 1860 masl.
ASORCAFE is a coffee producers’ association based in the town of Pedregal in Cauca region, Central Colombia. The association was set up in 2003 by producers for producers. The goal was to become more organised and able to connect growers with high quality coffee buyers. It now has over 290 members and also provides further education and training, with the intention to improve living conditions of producers, and their communities.
Siruma Coffee (Falcon’s and now also our exporter partner in Colombia through whom all our Colombian coffee is currently purchased) started working with ASORCAFE in 2021 after establishing initial connection with them. During harvest Asorcafe deliver samples to Siruma where they are cupped and assessed for their cup quality, making sure the physical specifications meet standards for moisture, yield and cup quality. After this the coffee is delivered to Siruma’s warehouse in Manizales and Asorcafe are paid immediately for the coffees. From Manizales the coffee is prepared for dry milling and export.