Description
Cauca is 100% mild Arabica coffee, mainly grown on small farms where it is selectively picked and processed, sticking to quality protocols and standards encouraged by the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation. Because of its location within Colombia and the particular characteristics of the Café de Cauca production area, this coffee has very particular sensorial and quality attributes in the cup.
Cauca coffee is grown in small plots by rural, indigenous and Afro-descendant communities, in 34 municipalities, which house more than 90,000 families who grow 93,000 hectares of Arabica coffee of the Castillo, Colombia, Caturra, Typica, Bourbon and Tabí varieties.
Cup Profile: Sweet flavour, strong caramel aroma and fragrance, with high acidity, medium body, overall impression is balanced, clean mild with some sweet, floral notes.
Drew Shaw –
Fantastic for a light to medium style roast, citrusy and complex. Very enjoyable.