Colombia Rebeca Gomez La Albania

What We Taste: Blackcurrant  Red Wine  Blood Orange
 
This coffee was produced by Rebeca Gomez, and husband Jesus Munoz, on her property La Albania in the municipality of El Tambo, in the Cauca state of Southern Colombia.  From a family of coffee growers, Rebeca has run the 2.5 hectare farm for over twenty years, and is a founding member of the local AMACA women's cooperative, who were early adopters of specialty coffee production.
 
Rebeca works diligently at La Albania to make sure her coffees stand out, her meticulous approach to processing ensuring she delivers coffees that are clean and transparent.  The rich, volcanic soils of the region, coupled with cool overnight temperatures, result in dense beans notable for their sweetness and complexity.
 
This coffee was hand picked by Rebeca and her family, before being pulped and placed in a fermentation tank where it was fermented for up to 48 hours (depending on weather conditions), before being washed with water from a nearby stream.  The coffee was then carefully dried for between ten and eighteen days on raised beds covered by a parabolic roof, which have adjustable walls to help with airflow and temperature control.
 
The La Albania is intensely sweet and full bodied with a winey acidity, and notes of blackcurrants and blood orange.
 
Available for either espresso or filter coffee brewing.