Finca El Recuerdo is a farm run by Libio Hoyos in the Huila district of Colombia, an area which boasts the perfect combination of high quality soil and geography to produce specialty coffee.
It’s quickly becoming one of the largest coffee producing regions in the country.
With this delivery we also want to highlight Caravela, a partner of ours on the ground in Colombia who help with sourcing and logistics, but also providing valuable year-round support for producers.
They run a program across seven Latin American countries called PECA (short for ‘Grower Education Program’ in Spanish) which aims to engage the next generation of coffee farmers in an analytical, science-based approach to profitable farm operations, focusing on quality and sustainability.
They also run two ‘virtual classrooms’ in Colombia where producers and their children can take online courses on a range of subjects including agronomy, sustainability, harvesting, and processing.
The majority of the producers we showcase at Sample are family-run or small co-operatives. As a small business ourselves, we’re proud to have partners like Caravela who support small producers and farmers at origin with education and information to help them grow successful, sustainable businesses.
 
Sourcing and ingredients
100%
Caturra
coffee beans, provided by Caravela and roasted by us on Gadigal land / Sydney.
Green coffee certified Rainforest Alliance.
Country grade: Unknown
?
Packaging
Bag: ABA Certified home compostable
Label: Recyclable
Valve (on bags larger than 250g): General waste
Coffee ordered online is shipped in a recyclable cardboard box
Brewing this coffee
We recommend brewing this coffee 15–49 days post-roast. If pre-ground, brew as soon as possible. Our advice on storing coffee.
-
Producer
-
Libio Hoyos
-
Country
-
Colombia
-
Region
-
Palestina, Huila
-
Altitude
-
1750m above sea level
-
Varietals
-
Caturra
-
Process
-
Washed
-
Body
-
Medium
-
Acidity
-
Crisp
-
Tasting notes
-
Raspberry, apple, candied orange
-
Roast style
-
Omni (filter + espresso)
