Edward Sandoval - Canta Ranas ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Colombia

STATE: Tolima

MUNICIPALITY: Santa Isabel

TOWN: Santa Isabel

ELEVATION: 1,900 - 2,000m above sea level

VARIETY: Panama Gesha

PROCESSING: Washed

FARM SIZE: Thirteen Hectares

FARM OWNER: Edward Sandoval

This 100% Gesha microlot was produced by Edward Sandoval on his farm, Canta Ranas. He purchased it in 2015. At thirteen hectares, Canta Ranas is a relatively large estate for the area, where most farms average just three to four hectares.

Edward grew up on his parent’s coffee farm, El Mirador, as part of the small farming community of Santa Isabel. Here, Edward and his brother Jorge, were taught the fundamentals of coffee production. The siblings went on to pursue careers in agriculture, with Edward focusing on coffee practices and quality assessment, and Jorge studying to become an agronomist.

Quality is key to all of Edward’s practices and decisions on the farm. Over the last three years, his focus has been on updating and improving the existing infrastructure and practices, with the goal of maximising the land’s potential through higher yields and outstanding cup quality.

During the harvest, Edward hires around a dozen labourers to pick coffee and assist with processing, depending on the season’s crop. The coffee was pulped using a small pulper and then placed into a fermentation tank, where it was fermented for up to 72 hours. Observant and meticulous, Edward tailors the number of fermentation hours for each variety he grows, as he has learned which benefit from the increased fruity and winey flavour profile, without losing complexity or inherent taste. The resulting parchment was then washed using clean water from nearby rivers and streams.

Once washed, the coffee was carefully dried (for up to 15 days) on parabolic beds. The dry parchment was then delivered to Pergamino’s warehouse, where it was cupped and graded, and then rested in parchment until it was ready for export.

RECOMMENDED Suitable for Filter brewing methods and French press.

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