De Mello
Toronto, ON, Canada
In 2010, the Holguin family decided to embark on a coffee journey after long years of experience in the agriculture field. For over 80 years, they have been involved in sugar cane in the region of Valle del Cauca and Palm oil trees in the region of Nariño for around 30 years. Only 20 minutes from Cali, in a small town called Pichindé located in the Andes mountains, they have decided to use an untouched forest they always had on their family farm. The location had perfect weather, altitude, and rainfall for growing coffee. They started with 5.12 hectares, and today, nine years later, they have around 50 hectares, of which 30 are planted, and the rest is kept as natural forest. These 50 hectares are divided into four farms: El Jardin, Las Nubes, Monserrat and Inmaculada Concepcion, located in the same region but in different areas, thus having other climate conditions (Altitude, humidity, rainfall). As a result, these farms produce coffees like Rume Sudan, Eugenoides, Laurina, Gesha, Maragesha, and others that are rare and special.
Orange
Stone Fruit
Macadamia
Type
Single Origin
Origin
Pichinde, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Roast
Light
Species
Arabica
Varieties
Geisha/Gesha, Typica, Bourbon
Process
Natural
Altitude
1700-2000m
Producer
Julian Holguin Ramos
Farm
Inmaculada