Roaster’s Report - Colombia Asprasar

Source: Royal Coffee

Country: Colombia

Growing region: Saldaña, Herrera and Rio Blanco, Tolima, Colombia

Elevation: 1700 – 1900 masl

Coffee varieties Caturra, Castillo, and Colombia

Processing: Fully washed and dried in the sun

Certifications: Organic

Cupping Score: 85

Coffee Description: For many years Tolima has remained hidden in plain sight between other well-known coffee growing regions because armed conflict and coca leaf production isolated small coffee producers and exposed them to high rates of violence. As conflict has subsided in recent years, locally organized associations have taken the lead in creating market access for their coffee. This traceable blend with a vibrant regional profile comes from an association called Asociación de Productores Agropecuarios de Santa Rosa (ASPRASAR), which has 67 producers with small farms in the municipalities of Herrera and Rio Blanco. Each producer has their own micro-mill where they carefully harvest cherries, depulp, ferment, wash and gently dry the parchment on raised beds. Their impeccable farm management and post-harvest practices culminate into a clean and consistent blend. But there are also just enough differences from farm to farm to create a rich complexity of flavors. An export company called Mastercol provides crucial logistical support for things like warehousing and milling coffee for export to the international market, which provides better income for everyone to reinvest in their farms and strengthen their families’ livelihoods.

This coffee reminds us of tropical fruit, brown sugar, and caramel

Green coffee transparency: 1518lbs @ $4.25/lb, August 2022 (Commodity coffee price: $2.11/lb. Why is this important? Coffee pricing is complex and multifaceted, and sharing what we paid is an incomplete picture, but we believe in sharing the data we have available, hoping that will embolden others to do the same, with the ultimate goal of getting producers fairer pay for their excellent work.)

Length of Relationship: Royal Coffee, since 2021. Tolima Asprasar since 2022

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