COLOMBIA TOLIMA COFFEE
the first of the season : Esther has spent time developing this roast profile to give a delicious cup of coffee offering notes of chocolate, caramel and nuts, great with or without milk & sugar, a real crowd pleaser.
From a company Condor who were the first exporter in Colombia to pay premiums based on quality, quite the claim to fame! Read more below:
The department of Tolima is located in the Andean region of Colombia, to the south-west of the country capital Bogota. The word ‘Tolima’ comes from the local indigenous language and means a “river of snow or cloud”. Coffee is grown along the mountain range that runs from the top to the bottom of the department. Due to the great length of this range in the department, growing conditions change greatly in different areas of the department. That is why coffee production is broken up into North Tolima; where generally speaking the main harvest is Sep-Dec, and South Tolima where the main harvest is in Mar-June.
Tolima has a history that stretches back to a long history of indigenous civilisation, then to wars over Spanish colonization, and more recently the infiltration by the guerrilla army, the FARC. It was first the Panches that inhabited the territory, an indigenous tribe known for being fierce warriors who fought with other indigenous groups over emerald mining territories. Upon the arrival of the Spanish in the region in 1537 under the command of Sebastian de Belalcazar, the Panches fought and succumbed to the Spanish at the Battle of Tocarema. Spanish colonisation in what is known today as the city of Ibague, forming a link between the cities of Bogota and Cali.
In recent years the region has notoriously been a centre for the Colombian guerrilla army FARC, bringing violence to the region and meaning somewhat of a no-go zone for foreigners.
Thankfully this has improved greatly in previous years and now is much safer to travel, allowing the great coffee of this region to be better explored and appreciated.
Coffee is the leading agricultural activity in the region, followed by the production of beans and the raising of cattle. These activities provide the most employment by a large margin, followed by government and local banking jobs. In harvest time cherries are hand-picked and pulped the same day before being left to ferment for between 18-30 hours. The wet parchment is then thoroughly washed to remove any remaining mucilage and lay out to dry on patios or raised beds that are open or covered.
Hope Espresso aims to perfect their profile to showcase the hard work of the growing community and bring to you a cup that empowers people all the way through.
the first of the season : Esther has spent time developing this roast profile to give a delicious cup of coffee offering notes of chocolate, caramel and nuts, great with or without milk & sugar, a real crowd pleaser.
From a company Condor who were the first exporter in Colombia to pay premiums based on quality, quite the claim to fame! Read more below:
The department of Tolima is located in the Andean region of Colombia, to the south-west of the country capital Bogota. The word ‘Tolima’ comes from the local indigenous language and means a “river of snow or cloud”. Coffee is grown along the mountain range that runs from the top to the bottom of the department. Due to the great length of this range in the department, growing conditions change greatly in different areas of the department. That is why coffee production is broken up into North Tolima; where generally speaking the main harvest is Sep-Dec, and South Tolima where the main harvest is in Mar-June.
Tolima has a history that stretches back to a long history of indigenous civilisation, then to wars over Spanish colonization, and more recently the infiltration by the guerrilla army, the FARC. It was first the Panches that inhabited the territory, an indigenous tribe known for being fierce warriors who fought with other indigenous groups over emerald mining territories. Upon the arrival of the Spanish in the region in 1537 under the command of Sebastian de Belalcazar, the Panches fought and succumbed to the Spanish at the Battle of Tocarema. Spanish colonisation in what is known today as the city of Ibague, forming a link between the cities of Bogota and Cali.
In recent years the region has notoriously been a centre for the Colombian guerrilla army FARC, bringing violence to the region and meaning somewhat of a no-go zone for foreigners.
Thankfully this has improved greatly in previous years and now is much safer to travel, allowing the great coffee of this region to be better explored and appreciated.
Coffee is the leading agricultural activity in the region, followed by the production of beans and the raising of cattle. These activities provide the most employment by a large margin, followed by government and local banking jobs. In harvest time cherries are hand-picked and pulped the same day before being left to ferment for between 18-30 hours. The wet parchment is then thoroughly washed to remove any remaining mucilage and lay out to dry on patios or raised beds that are open or covered.
Hope Espresso aims to perfect their profile to showcase the hard work of the growing community and bring to you a cup that empowers people all the way through.
the first of the season : Esther has spent time developing this roast profile to give a delicious cup of coffee offering notes of chocolate, caramel and nuts, great with or without milk & sugar, a real crowd pleaser.
From a company Condor who were the first exporter in Colombia to pay premiums based on quality, quite the claim to fame! Read more below:
The department of Tolima is located in the Andean region of Colombia, to the south-west of the country capital Bogota. The word ‘Tolima’ comes from the local indigenous language and means a “river of snow or cloud”. Coffee is grown along the mountain range that runs from the top to the bottom of the department. Due to the great length of this range in the department, growing conditions change greatly in different areas of the department. That is why coffee production is broken up into North Tolima; where generally speaking the main harvest is Sep-Dec, and South Tolima where the main harvest is in Mar-June.
Tolima has a history that stretches back to a long history of indigenous civilisation, then to wars over Spanish colonization, and more recently the infiltration by the guerrilla army, the FARC. It was first the Panches that inhabited the territory, an indigenous tribe known for being fierce warriors who fought with other indigenous groups over emerald mining territories. Upon the arrival of the Spanish in the region in 1537 under the command of Sebastian de Belalcazar, the Panches fought and succumbed to the Spanish at the Battle of Tocarema. Spanish colonisation in what is known today as the city of Ibague, forming a link between the cities of Bogota and Cali.
In recent years the region has notoriously been a centre for the Colombian guerrilla army FARC, bringing violence to the region and meaning somewhat of a no-go zone for foreigners.
Thankfully this has improved greatly in previous years and now is much safer to travel, allowing the great coffee of this region to be better explored and appreciated.
Coffee is the leading agricultural activity in the region, followed by the production of beans and the raising of cattle. These activities provide the most employment by a large margin, followed by government and local banking jobs. In harvest time cherries are hand-picked and pulped the same day before being left to ferment for between 18-30 hours. The wet parchment is then thoroughly washed to remove any remaining mucilage and lay out to dry on patios or raised beds that are open or covered.
Hope Espresso aims to perfect their profile to showcase the hard work of the growing community and bring to you a cup that empowers people all the way through.