El Meridiano
58 small coffee growers, members of the “Asociación de Productores de Café Especial de Alto Saldana”.
STORY
A small town called Herrera, located in the department of Tolima, is the home to 58members of the Association of Specialty Coffee Growers of Alto Saldana. The averagefarm size is only 4.5 hectares. They consistently fetch good cup scores and prices for theircoffees.
This regions proximity to the equator matched with a diverse range of microclimatesallows for almost continual harvest throughout the year, offering fresh flavors andcharacter every time. This coffee passes through a washing process as well as detailedsorting after drying.
“El Meridiano has a round and approachable body with notes of red grape and orange,soft spiced cider aromas, and a toffee like sweetness”
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Technical info

Harvest
Mitaca: April-August

Processing Method
Traditional fully-washed process.

Shade
Plantain, Cambulo, Chachafruto, Guamo, and Nogal trees.
