House Filter: Pedregal by ASOCAFE | Colombia

More about this coffee and the ASORCAFE group:

This lot is a regional selection of coffees produced by small growers who are members of the ASORCAFE association based in the town of Pedregal in Cauca region, Central Colombia. The association was set up in 2003 by producers for producers, 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. 

The small producers in the area typically work on plots of land of 2 ha in size average and farm coffee up to altitudes of 2100 masl. The farms are planted with Caturra, Typica, Bourbon, Tabi, Castillo and even some Pink Bourbon. Traditionally the coffee is fully washed. Once harvested the coffee is de-pulped and fermented for around 20-40 hours depending on the local environment and weather conditions. After this the coffee is washed with clean water and any immatures removed. Finally it is dried for between 8 – 15 days (weather depending) in parabolic driers.

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.