Luz Helena - Washed Castillo - Sweet Nectar

Single Estate Exotic Coffee by producer Luz Helena 

Maracay Farm | Buenavista, Quindio, Colombia 

|Pina Colada | Apricot | Vanilla |

This coffee was grown by Luz Helena Salazar on the farm Maracay. The lot was exposed to dry anaerobic fermentation for 30 hours. During the fermentation period peaches were added to the anaerobic environment. The coffee was then gently washed and placed on raised beds below 35 degrees until ideal moisture content was achieved. 

We have roasted this coffee to a medium/light profile for filter brewing. 

Additional info about the Producer: 

uz Helena grew up in Armenia and has been producing coffee for the last 20 years. She owns Maracay, an 8-hectare farm located at 1450 m.a.s.l, in Armenia Quindio. Luz is Carlos and Felipe’s mother, and wife of Jairo Arcila.

Luz’s passion for coffee was inspired by her husband’s work on coffee farms and as a dry mill manager. Luz would hear Jairo talking about coffee and wanted to be more involved in the industry. With the support of Jairo, Luz started learning how to care for coffee plants and what steps she needed to take to produce high-quality, ripe cherries. Luz found dealing with insects very challenging at the start and would draw on Jairo’s knowledge to help with this.

For several years now, her focus has been on producing Specialty Coffee. With the support of Cofinet, Luz has been able to improve farm practices and focus on producing the best cherries she can. Once ripe, the cherries are then processed by Cofinet at our processing station, La Pradera.

When Luz is not tenting to her coffee trees, she enjoys spending time with her friends and being part of local support groups for vulnerable people.

Source: Cofinet. www.cofinet.com.au