COLOMBIA - POPAYAN RESERVE #2529

Notes from the importer:

Popayan Reserve is one of Cofinet’s longest standing projects, with founders Carlos & Felipe having started sourcing from the group in 2015; a collaboration with 65 smallholder around Popayan, Cofinet takes in harvested coffee cherries to the mill at Meseta de Popayan and oversee milling and quality control.

Popayan is located in the department of Cauca at 1700 metres above sea level, and the region’s topography is perfect to grow exceptional coffee. The result is a balanced cup profile with floral and caramel notes. Cofinet collaborates with about sixty-five smallholder growers who contribute to this program and with whom they are building long-term relationships. The program encourages farmers to focus on quality.

To assist with this high quality standard, Cofinet has a team that travels and shares resources such as an agronomist who works with the individual producers within the group. As well as the agronomist, producers are invited to cup with Cofinet. This improves education and encourages producers to continue improving cup quality.