Colombia — La Colmena Alto Del Naranjo

• Producer — Alex Arango at La Colmena
• Region — Caldas, western Colombia
• Terroir — 1800 masl, temperate tropical climate
• Process — Natural
• Variety — Gesha

Tastes like

Cherry + Strawberry + Silky

Recommended brewing

• Best: Pour over with the Orea Brewer V3
• Great: Filter (batch brew, french press)
• Very good: Espresso

Alex Arango and La Colmena

The creator of this coffee, Alex Arango, is a member of the Red Association - a collective of producers from across the Caldas region. The name of Alex's farm - 'La Colmena' translates into English as 'beehive' - a reference to the abundance of bees that pollenate his gesha trees during flowering season. 

Post-harvest process

1. Coffee floated in water to remove unripe and defected cherries
2. In-cherry fermentation for 24 hours
3. Transported to the Red Association's processing station, Jamaica
   
4. A further 48-hour in-cherry fermentation
5. Dried on raised beds in greenhouse for 15 days
   
6. Dried in a mechanical drier for 3-4 days
7. Prepared for export.