Colombia Washed Finca Palmichal

Name: Colombia Washed Finca Palmichal
Brand: James Coffee Co.
Price: 18.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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$ 18.00

Size

12 oz

Grind

Whole Bean sold out

Drip (Medium Grind) sold out

Cold Brew/French Press (Coarse Grind) sold out

Espresso (Fine Grind) sold out

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Flavor Profile

Traditional

Modern

Roast Profile

Level: Medium

Tasting Notes

Tangerine, pineapple, mixed berries; bright acidity, silky body

Details

Varieties: Castillo

Region: La Coqueta, Genova, Quindio

Body: Silky

Milling Process: Washed and Dried

Acidity: Bright and Winey

Story

Finca Palmichal is high on the western side of the Central Andes mountain range, near the municipality of Genova, in the department of Quindío. Producer Atilano Giraldo is the third generation of his family to grow coffee in Quindío, and he grew up working in coffee alongside his father. Gradually, he acquired additional properties, including Finca Palmichal, which he bought from the local Osorio family.

Recently, after years of hard work, and in order to help the development of his region, Don Atilano ran and was elected as a senator in the Colombian parliament representing Quindío.

Palmichal Production

Quindío enjoys two rainy seasons — one from September to November and another from April to June, which means two flowering periods and therefore two harvests. The latter is considered the mitaca, but production here is evenly split between the seasons and coffee is picked nearly all year long.

Finca Palmichal includes 53 hectares of coffee trees — or approximately 350,000 coffee trees spaced 1 to 1.5 meters apart. Cherry is harvested and brought to a central wet mill nearby, where it’s pulped, left to soak for 10 to 12 hours, washed and then dried in mechanical dryers. The dry parchment is then trucked to a mill in Armenia, about 60 minutes away, where it’s milled and prepared for export.

The mill reprocesses the pulp to later use as organic fertilizer, and water from processing is recycled in drainage tanks before being returned to natural water ways.

Don Atilano has also implemented special programs for women on the farm, and groups of women pickers are always assigned to groups closer to the farm and in the least steep areas, to minimize the distances they need to walk and the weight they need to carry. Our colleagues in Colombia tell us that the camps for the workers are very well maintained and the food that’s provided is “excellent.”

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Colombia Washed Finca Palmichal

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