TASTE ESPRESSO
Orange, Red Berries, Milk Chocolate
ORIGIN
Colombia
REGION
Antioquia
VARIETAL
Caturra & Castillo
PROCESS
Washed
ALTITUDE
1400 -1800 masl
Unit Fourteen is all about seasonality and freshness in coffee. As the harvests change throughout the year we will be changing Unit Fourteen.
Juan Saldarriaga is a young coffee producer who took over his family farms a few years ago. We have established a solid relationship with Juan these past three years and are rapidly forming a love affair with his coffee from La Claudina. He chooses to call his washed coffees from the farm La Claudinota. La Claudina is a short drive from the city of Bolivar in Antioquia, the farm is very steep and rises quickly from the valley and seems to always be flooded in sunlight. The farm is planted with Caturra, Castillo, Tabi, Variedad Colombia and even Geisha. Farm manager William Laverde lives on the farm and during the height of the season Juan will employ 45 pickers, and out of season the farm employees 3 permanent staff. We admire Juan for his hands on approach, he lives by the farm, works the land, processes the coffee and is always cupping! Juan’s approach is very aligned with our values and also with that of our importer Nordic Approach. His export company Tierra de café helps many other farmers both large and small have access to a cupping lab, mill and the potential to export their produce around the world.
If you would like to read more about our relationship with Juan click here .
Our espresso recipe for this coffee
DRY DOSE
18 grams
WET DOSE
36-38 grams
TEMP
93.5 °C
PRESSURE
9 bar
TIME
28-32 seconds
We would recommend this as a starting point.