Colombia
Jardani Ducuara

Washed process Caturra

Flavour: fanta, raspberry, dried fig

Body: Acidity:

This coffee comes from nano lot #0100 from Jardani Ducuara’s farm La Reforma, a member of the small Coagrivida cooperative in the town of Planadas, Tolima.

The delicious flavours in this coffee are the result of careful husbandry and unbeatable terroir.

At 2,050 metres above sea level in the small rural neighbourhood of Vista Hermosa, Jardani harvested this 100% Caturra lot in October last year, fermenting it for approximately 24 hours before slowly drying it on raised beds for a further 20 days.

Nano-what?

This is a nanolot of coffee: only 72kg of this coffee was harvested this year, so this is the only chance to try this coffee this year (drink up!).

Almost all our Brew Crew coffees are similar to the concept of single-estate wines: they’re usually beans from a single farmer’s crop. Microlots are smaller still: usually the harvest of a single area of the farm or a particular varietal that the farmer knows is particularly delicious.

Nanolots are even smaller: it’s the smallest amount of coffee that can be sold with full traceability back the farm. Small lots of lower quality are typically mixed at the wetmill to produce a blend.

Planadas, Colombia

Due to recent civil unrest in the environs of Planadas, we have not been able to personally visit Jardani's farm. That said, our export partners visited Planadas early last year in order to begin working with Coagrivida; one harvest and a fly crop later, we are happy to enjoy a fruitful relationship that has resulted in coffees such as Jardani Ducuara's.

Planadas is the southernmost municipality of Tolima. It sits in the eastern slopes of Colombia's central cordillera, above the Magdalena River Valley, and boasts average temperatures of 20º celsius. Much of the coffee farming in this region takes place in partial shade, provided by güamo (ice cream bean trees), nogal cafetero (Spanish Elms) and cacao.

Not far from El Cañón de Las Hermosas, the FARC's famed stronghold, Planadas has unfortunately often founds itself caught in the middle of Colombia's long civil war.

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The transparency helps us talk confidently about the quality and background of our product, and it helps you know exactly what you’re buying.

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Fresh harvest coffee

We only source and roast coffee from each country’s latest harvest season (so the green coffee is never older than 1 year from the time of picking, processing and packing). This ensures the sensory qualities are always at their peak and unaffected by excessive ageing.

Roasted for espresso and filter (best enjoyed black)

Roast style: omni. Omni roasts are designed to brew and taste great both as espresso and filter. Our omni single origins generally sit on Agtron values in the ~70-60 value range. So, technically, they are somewhere in the lighter side of the medium spectrum.

Designed for espresso and filter brewing. Best enjoyed black.

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Best brewed within days 15-49 post-roast

The ‘fresh is best’ saying doesn’t apply to coffee (contrary to popular belief). Waiting before opening and brewing your bag of whole coffee beans helps develop peak flavour and acidity.

But heads up: if you buy pre-ground coffee, brew it as soon as possible.

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Try our custom brewing recipes

Our recipes and ratios are tailored to our coffee sourcing and roasting styles, bringing the best flavour and feel out of each coffee.

For pour over, immersion, and other filter brewing styles, check our brew guides.
For our espresso single origins, we recommend a coffee:yield ratio of 1:3:

Dose: 20g ground coffee
Yield: 60g espresso
Total brew time: ~24-28 seconds

This is just a starting point! We encourage you to experiment, taste, and adjust to find the recipe that you enjoy the most.

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Packaging and sustainability

Bags: ABA-certified home compostable (AS 5810-2010)
Labels: recyclable
Valves (only on +250g bags): general waste
Box and tape (online orders): recyclable

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Our packaging

Producer: Jardani Ducuara
Country: Colombia
Region: Planadas, Tolima
Altitude: 2050m above sea level
Variety: Caturra
Process: washed
Harvested: October 2015
Importer: Azahar/Silo
Body: Medium
Acidity: Balanced
Tasting notes: Fanta, raspberry, dried fig
Roast style: Omni (filter + espresso)

Variety

Caturra variety

Caturra is a natural mutation of Bourbon that was originally discovered in Brazil in 1937, considered to be the first naturally occurring mutation ever discovered.

The location

Coffee from Colombia

Colombia is one of the largest coffee producers in the world and benefits greatly from having one of the most unique and complex set of micro-climates of all coffee producing nations.

The Tolima region of Colombia

The word ‘Tolima’ comes from the local indigenous language and means a “river of snow or cloud”.

Farm processes

Washed process

Machines are used to remove the flesh from the coffee cherry before being fermented in water, washed again, and finally sun dried. This process tends to result in more distinct, cleaner flavours.