Colombia Miraflores

Region: Chinchiná, Caldas
Altitude: 1800 MASL
Variety: Variedad Colombia, Castillo Naranjal
Process: Natural
 
Flavour Notes - Chocolate, citrus, honey, chamomile , smooth, clean
 
Colombia Miraflores is sourced and supplied by Raw Material, and they support Colombian coffee cherry growers in the area of Villamaria in the Caldas region.
Miraflores is the area that looks over Finca La Aurora. It is the home of Reinel and Felipe, the drivers that collect the coffee harvests that are delivered to La Aurora, Villamaria’s buying point.
Miraflores is home to the largest number of Villamaria’s coffee producers. The area sits at an average altitude of 1800 MASL, with an extraordinary view of the snowy mountains of El Cisne, El Volcan Nevado del Ruiz, and Santa Isabel.
Villamaría is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Caldas. The region is fed by numerous sources of water and natural resources. Villamaría is located a few kilometres from the city of Manizales, whose urban areas are surrounded by the Chinchiná River.
Raw Material have set up a drying station called "Jamaica" which is located in Chinchiná, Caldas. The station currently represents the harvests of 30 to 50 coffee producing families in the surrounding area of Villarazo, sitting at altitudes higher than the drying station itself. As Jamaica sits 500 metres lower than the producers, at 1300 MASL. This climate is better suited to the processing of honey and natural coffees due to the hotter temperatures found here. This station is focussed on the production of washed, honey, and natural lots. With the aid of a Nuna dehydrator and mechanical drying systems, they are able to control humidity and temperature throughout the drying process which aids the processing of honey and natural coffees.