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Daniel Caro
Specs
Producers Daniel Caro
Farm Finca El Tambo
Region Anzá, Antioquia, Colombia
Harvest Early 2025
Varieties Chiroso
Process Washed
Altitude 2,200 masl
Importer The Coffee Quest
Daniel Caro
Producer Profile
Daniel Caro López is a 29-year-old producer in Anzá, Antioquia. He grows five hectares of Chiroso, in addition to a small planting of Gesha on his farm at a staggering 2,200 masl. While Daniel's family has been growing coffee since he was a child, his parents focused on traditional coffee varieties and conventional farming. After learning about Chiroso from their relatives in Urrao, they purchased El Tambo, which is at a higher elevation than their original farm and benefits from a cooler climate, perfect for growing Chiroso.
Brewing Daniel's Chiroso
Recommended Use: Filter
Where to Grind: Start at a medium-coarse setting within our recommended grind range*
*Refer to our Grind & Brew Guide for recipes and grind setting ranges tailored to specific grinders and brewers.
For best results we recommend resting your filter coffee for two to three weeks post-roast before brewing.
Antioquia
Boasting altitudes of up to 2,200 masl, Antioquia is a region well suited to coffee growing, but has gone relatively unrecognised in the international specialty market. This has begun to change in recent years, with the growth in populartity of the Chiroso variety, which is grown almost exclusively in Antioquia.
Chiroso
Chiroso is a relatively "new" variety, having come to prominence after Carmen Montoya won the Cup of Excellence in 2014 with it. The variety has grown in popularity, and is grown primarily in Antioquia. Often referred to as Caturra Chiroso, it has actually been identified as an Ethiopian Landrace variety. Some of the best expressions of the variety show beautiful florality and crisp acidity.
Washed
Daniel starts his lot by carefully handpicking the ripest of cherries, and removing all floaters prior to de-pulping. The parchment is then left in tiled tanks filled with water for up to 80 hours to ferment, with constant movement throughout the day. Upon washing, the coffee is left to dry in raised beds for 15-20 days, depending on the weather.
Transparency
IMPORTER | The Coffee Quest |
FARMGATE PRICINGWhat's this?FOB: "Freight on board," usually the price paid to the coffee exporter for coffee ready to ship. This includes price paid to the producer as well as milling, warehousing and transportation costs plus any intermediaries' fees and export costs. Farmgate: the price paid by the exporter or other buyer to the producer or producer organization. | 4 million COP per carga (125kg of parchment) |
FOB PRICING | $5.49 USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $6.80 USD per lb |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size og 630 kg. Subtext purchaed 140 kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | This both the second year Quest has worked with Daniel and the second year we have purchased his coffee. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 86 |