Colombia Santuario Typica

Beans: Columbia Santuario Typica 

Roaster Koruri Coffee 

Roasting grade: Medium dark

Estate: Finca Santuario

Owner：Camilo Merizalde-AgroSantuario

Geography：Cauca State-Cajibio Municipality, Columbia
Variety：Tipica 100%
Altitude: 1,850～2,100m

Processing Method：Free-washed, Sun Dried

Soil：Volcanic ashes

Sun Radiance：1.570hour/year

Rainfaii：2.200m

shade：80%

【Impression】 

    Medium to semi-dark body with dense but light texture.  Aromaful, spicy fruit flavor, comfrotable bitterness of dark chocolate, sweetness and shy acidity of matured green grapes, with clear aftertaste.  Food-pairing: Coconuts cookies or something coconutty taste sweets. 

【About this coffee farm】

    Finca Santuario is specially designed farm to grow single varieties from the beginning and offers wide varieties not only available in Columbia, such as Caturra and Catuai, but also very rare and sensational varietals such as Old Typica,and Original Bourbon from other regions.  The farm has became world-class coffee producers with outstanding quality, even located in the Popayan highlands, the heart of Cauca department. 

    In 1999, the owner of Finca Santuario, Mr. Camilo Merizalde, started very interesting project.  He started to resurrect good old Colombian Mild coffee over 30 years ago under completely sustainable conditions.  In 2005, the firm celebrated the first commercial harvest: 100% Typica.  Since 1999, Santuario Estate has planted not only specialty coffee but herbs and fruit trees and been working to make sustainable farm that is environmentally friendly through preserving the environment, beekeeping and ecotourism.