Dora Mendez - Colombia

$18.00

We're so pleased to bring back one of our returning coffees, Dora Mendez! We feel very fortunate to have bought this coffee through our friends at Langdon and Cedro Alto since the first year it was imported to the UK in 2020. It is without a doubt one of the coffees we most look forward to and it always delivers!

This coffee was produced by Doralid Mendez and was brought to us with the help of Cedro Alto. Cedro Alto are not importers, traders, brokers, exporters or "coyotes". They are a vertically integrated organisation made up of many small-scale coffee farmers that could never have direct access to roasters willing to pay fair prices for their microlots independently. They have banded together and enlisted the help of some non-farmers to challenge the traditional supply chain, reorganising the coffee trade in a way that encourages progress for the community and quality coffee for the world.

Perfect for the season, we're getting very autumnal notes, such as crisp red apple, plum, and caramel.

Size: 250g

250g Kg

Grind: Wholebean

Quantity:

Dora Mendez - Colombia

$18.00

Varietal(s)

Castillo, Colombia, Bourbon

Altitude

This coffee was grown at 1750 masl

Best Served

We'd suggest brewing for Filter

Resting

Rest for at least 5 days post roast date

Coffee Origin:

Huila, Colombia

La Plata is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia. Regularly producing Cup of Excellence-winning lots, the municipality received 'Denomination of Origin' status which recognises the coffee from this area to have unique, location-specific characteristics.

Coffee Process:

Washed

Dora has recently bought and built her own wet mill, which was operational this harvest. A huge feat and one that will allow her more control over the processing of her coffee.

Still working alongside export partners Cedro Alto, a vertically integrated organisation of small-scale coffee farmers, has allowed her to focus on making fantastically clean coffee. They have banded together and enlisted the help of some non-farmers to challenge the traditional supply chain, reorganising the coffee trade in a way that encourages progress for the community.

Coffee Producer:

Dora Mendez

Dora manages her farm (as well as her father’s and brother’) where she lives with her husband and sister. Situated through dense forest is the elevated farm, higher than Ben Nevis(!) which is a challenging walk - of course Dora who we are told has superhuman like stamina manages with perceived ease.

It is a monumental task to pick and process her Castillo trees, so Dora has decided only to produce speciality upon request, pre-harvest. The risk of producing and not being able to sell the finished product is simply too much.

The Flavour Profile:

We take quality seriously, and always strive to bring consistent roasts that are juicy and sweet. With this coffee, you'll find notes of: Red apple, Plum, and Caramel.

Additionally, you'll always find a range of offerings at Cairngorm, ranging from vibrant and citric to more creamy and chocolatey. Check below to see how we've categorised this coffee!

Dora Mendez - Colombia

Perfect for the season, we're getting very autumnal notes, such as crisp red apple, plum, and caramel.

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