*Roast days are Tuesday and Thursday. Order by Monday 12pm EST
for Wednesday shipment or Wednesday 12pm for Friday shipment
*Roast days are Tuesday and Thursday. Order by Monday 12pm EST
for Wednesday shipment or Wednesday 12pm for Friday shipment
Specs
Producer Ernedis Rodriguez
Farm El Paraiso
Region Gigante, Huila, Colombia
Harvest July 2024
Varieties Sidra
Process Washed
Altitude 1,840 masl
Importer The Coffee Quest
Producer Profile
Ernedis Rodriguez owns and operates finca El Paraiso in Gigante, Huila. We had the pleasure of spending a few days with Ernedis in November. His farm, truly is paradise. Planted with Caturra, Castillo, Sidra, Mejorado, Java, and Pacamara, the street thats runs beside the farm is lined with eucalyptus and while we were there, the hills were blanketed in mist. We were extremely impressed with his farm, the attention to detail and care he puts into every phase of production. The coffee trees are carefully maintained, he has a nursery where he grows new varieties, and his fermentation tanks are are kept clean between batches. Ernedis continually pushes the bounds of quality, experimenting with adding yeasts to certain fermentations, upgrading his processing infrastructure and planting exotic varieties. His continual efforts have paid dividends and he has been able sell his coffee at elevated prices year over year. After years of sorting cherry manually, he has installed equipment in his wet-mill that auto-floats and sorts cherry prior to de-pulping. He also puts work into minimizing the environmental impact of his farm. He has invested in an eco-washer that lets him drastically lower the amount of water used in processing his coffee. He has also placed plants that naturally filter contaminants out of the water leftover from the fermentation tank. On top of all that, he has set-up a three step process for composting cherry pulp.
Of the many growing regions in Colombia, the mountainous department of Huila in the south west of the country grows the most coffee. Huila enjoys a wide diversity of micro-climates, temperatures, altitudes and coffee varieties. In fact, coffee is grown in 35 of Huila's 37 municipalities. All of this means that the coffee coming out of this region is as diverse as the variables that influence its production.
Sidra, or Bourbon Sidra as it is frequently called, was created by cross-breeding bourbon and typica. The result is a variety that has quickly gained prominence and spread across Ecuador due its potential for extremely high cup quality. Genetic testing done by World Coffee Research classifies Sidra as an Ethiopian Landrace Variety. There is some indication that there is more than one genetically distinct variety being called Sidra in Ecuador. Sidra is famed for its floral structure, deep sweetness and prominent acidity.
Only the ripest cherries are picked and upon arriving to the wet-mill, are floated, de-pulped and the dry-fermented for 84 hours. After washing, the coffee is then laid to dry in a greenhouse for anywhere from 18-25 days, depending on the weather.
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. | 4.5 million COP per carga (125kg of parchment) |
FOB PRICING | $6.37USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $7.80 USD per lb |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 210 kg. We purchased 105kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | Quest has worked with Ernedis for eight years and this is the third year (and fourth harvest season) we have purchased his coffee. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 87.5 |