Finca El Rosal, Filter - Colombia

The coffee is grown by Wilmer Cubillos on Finca El Rosal, located in El Rosario, Huila, Colombia.  Wilmer has been farming coffee since 2006, when he purchased Finca El Rosal, becoming the first generation in his family to dedicate himself to coffee production.  Deeply passionate about quality, Wilmer is committed to showcasing his Tabi lots on the international stage, where he believes they can truly shine. This lot displays a clean yet funky character with notes of ripe pineapple, sweet apple and panettone.

To continually elevate his coffee, Wilmer has invested in improved processing equipment, including a shaker to better separate parchment and slab-lined fermentation tanks to prevent unwanted flavours. The cherries are fermented for 18 hours in sacks before pulping, followed by a secondary six-hour fermentation in tanks and a thorough wash with clean water. The parchment is then carefully dried, frequently raked for even moisture loss. Looking ahead, Wilmer plans to enhance his drying facilities further by building raised beds to refine the final cup quality.

• Region: El Rosario, Acevedo, Huila
• Country: Colombia
• Elevation: 1,650 masl
• Variety: Tabi
• Process: Natural