Colombia San Agustin

Colombia San Agustin

Roast Level: Medium

Tasting Notes: Orange, Caramel, Milk Chocolate

Farms: Various Farms in the South of Huila region in the San Agustin province of Colombia

Process: Fully Washed and Sun Dried

Altitude: 1,500 - 1,750 MASL

Species: 100% Arabica

Varietals: Castillo and Caturra

About the Coffee: Coffee farming in this remote region of South of Huila is different from other regions. More than farming it is an art; which has been passed on through generations. The family does their own harvesting usually with the help of neighbors. After the red and ripe cherries are picked, they are depulped by passing them through a manual depulper at the farm. The pulp itself will be used later as a natural fertilizer. The mucilage is immediately removed through the wet process which dissolves its sucrose ingredients by leaving the beans in a processing tank anywhere from 12 to 18 hours. 

Once this process is complete, farmers sun dry the parchment on patios, or on the roofs of their houses (Elbas).  They have designed a mechanism by which they can slide the roof with pulleys to cover the coffee in case of rain. The other sun drying method which is now commonly used is "marquesinas" which are raised  ventilated beds covered by polyethylene. The coffee is dried and rotated to achieve the color and moisture uniformity.  

Producers of San Agustin are a well selected group of small producers who understand our strict quality standards and are fully committed to produce and deliver their best coffees. Among these producers we can find several participants and some winners of Cup of Excellence competitions. 

The beans have been carefully selected to meet the  San Agustin quality standards. Only those who meet the cup profile standards are then milled, sorted, and classified for export under the supervision of a mill manager and quality control director. This unique coffee is carefully selected by electronic sorters to ensure a zero defect coffee.

$19.00
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Customer Reviews

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Gonzalo Diaz
Tasty

I enjoyed the Colombia San Agustin smooth tasty and mellow

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Miguel Arabi
Fantastic roast for espresso

Transitioning from darker roasts, I find this to be an excellent bean for my morning espresso. I used a manual conical grinder, which delivered a sweet, well-balanced espresso with notes of caramel and medium chocolate, with low acidity. I will definitely order this again.

Thank you very much Miguel!

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Martin Maurice
Excellent

An excellent typical colombian supremo. Well flavored with a pleasant “brightness” on the palate

Martin, we really appreciate your review, thank you!

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Karen K.
excellent

I have been having 3 different coffees delivered twice a month and they are all medium roast, whole bean. This one is not my favorite of the 3, but is still excellent. I have enjoyed trying these 3 rather that the roaster's choice subscription. I am not a fan of the lighter roasts and fruity profiles and the Fall Blend, the Brazil and the Columbia are my favorites so far. I haven't tryied the darker roasts because past experience with other companies have kept me away for fear of "burnt" taste. If you like a solid, medium roast, I think Per'la is one of the best and most consistant roasteries around and the subscription service is great. They are personable and responsive to my questions and it feels like REAL people are running this amazing company!

Thank you very much karen, very happy that you enjoyed your coffee!

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Roberto

Absolutely fantastic coffee!