Colombia - Villamaria

SWEET & FRUITY

Origin: Colombia
Region: Villamaria, Caldas
Producer: Local Smallholders
Altitude: 1800 masl.
Variety: Pink Bourbon
Process: Anoxic Natural
Roast level: Filter
CVA Score: 88.75 pts

Villamaria is a historic Colombian municipality nestled in the high-altitude mountains, located right next to the city of Manizales. As a vital part of the UNESCO-recognized Coffee Cultural Landscape, this vibrant town is famous for its deeply rooted farming heritage and generational coffee traditions. The distinct volcanic terroir, combined with a cool mountain climate, provides the ultimate microclimate for cultivating complex, world-class specialty coffees.

The anoxic process uses cool temperatures by utilising cold water poured above plastic sheeting, creating a vacuum seal above the coffee cherries. Cold water reduces the fermentation temperature, and allows the coffee to sit in cherry for an extended period, with no interaction from additional oxygen.

The temperature remains stable and low because the surface water acts as a heat exchanger, with the warmth evaporating off of the top. Then coffee is dried for up to 20 days on raised beds in cherry, pulped and prepared for export.