€20,00
Origin: Ragonvalia, Norte de Santander, Colombia
Producer: Domingo Torres
Variety: Geisha
Process: Washed – 36 hour fermentation
Altitude: 1900 m
Harvest: February 2023
Aromatic profile: Bergamot, honey, passion fruit (passiflora)
Passion, courage and hard work. This is what Domingo taught us during our visit to El Roble.
After a 3 hour drive of 74 km on a dirt road, we arrived at Domingo’s finca on the border between Colombia and Venezuela. As we walked through the coffee trees, we could see the Tachira River that forms the border between the two countries. The same river I crossed many times as a child, being born in this region.
Domingo started growing coffee in Ragonvalia in 2011. The town was known for producing lulo, tree tomatoes and blackberries, but not coffee. At first, he followed the advice of the National Coffee Federation: avoid long fermentations and grow more resistant varieties. Soon, however, he gave in to his curiosity and decided to plant seeds of the Geisha. He also began to experiment with longer fermentations, despite the discouragement of the NCF.
Thanks to his passion, courage, and hard work, he has won several awards for the quality of his coffee.
Finca El Roble is located in Ragonvalia. Thanks to its altitude it has a great thermal excursion and sun exposure. This ecosystem gives the coffee a smooth and creamy body, unusual for a Geisha variety, which usually has a tea-like body.
Ripe cherries are hand picked, depulped and fermented for 36 hours. It is then dried in raised beds, known in Colombia as marquesinas, where it is continuously moved for 10-12 days, depending on the weather.
