A perennial fan pick, Chapata is one of our favourite relationship coffees from Colombia. We’ve been buying a large quantity of this coffee for four years now, and our partenrs Siruma x Falcon are brilliant on the ground there for sustainability.
This is also one of the most sugary coffees we'll have this year, with notes of succulently overripe strawberries and cola bottle candies. If you're looking for the sweet explosion of the season with a little less funk, get this one!
We love working with our importing friends at Falcon, who are always looking for ways to support small Colombian coffee farmers. Since 2021, they've linked with Colombian exporter Siruma to provide training, price transparency, and accessibility to smallholder farmers across Colombia, especially those in remote areas. It's especially valuable for these farmers to receive education on the business of speciality coffee. The more knowledge they have, the more they can advocate for themselves and their products in the coffee market. Chapata was purchased as part of this ongoing project.
For this lot, cleaned and ripe cherries were placed in baskets in a temperature-controlled room to support the aerobic process that lasts for 24 to 36 hours. The holes of the baskets allow for the free circulation of oxygen and CO2 which is produced during fermentation. The coffee was then relocated to a mechanical drying system which maintained a temperature between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius until reaching a moisture level of 10-11%. After drying, the coffee was packed in GrainPro bags to stabilize it for 15 days, with each processed batch kept separate to ensure careful management of every phase.
Elevation: 1800 Meters Above Sea Level
Varietal: Castillo, Colombia, Caturra
Cup score: 87
Price paid per kg: £10.44
Process: Fully natural in mechanical cold dryers
