Tolima Espresso

WE TASTE: This special regenerative coffee has notes of brown sugar, berries, and orange with hints of cacao nibs.

COUNTRY: Colombia
PRODUCER: ASOTBILBAO 
REGION: Planadas, Tolima
ELEVATION: 1450 masl
PROCESS: Washed
OTHER: Traceable, organic farm, regenerative farm

FARM INFO
This Regenerative coffee is sourced from family-owned farms organized around ASOTBILBAO, a producer association with 50 members who live in Bilbao within the municipality of Planadas in the department of Tolima. Members of ASOTBILBAO are graduates of Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje SENA. SENA is a non-governmental educational institution that provides social and technical education to its participants. The average age of members of ASOTBILBAO is 35 years old and in collaboration with an exporting company called Mastercol, coordinate efforts to improve the quality of coffee including technical support to guide coffee farmers on the best agricultural practices for quality coffee production and wither investments in projects focused on the improvement of coffee farm infrastructure. 

For many years Tolima has remained hidden in plain sight between other well-known coffee growing regions because armed conflict and coca leaf production isolated small coffee producers and exposed them to high rates of violence.  As conflict has subsided in recent years, locally organized associations have taken the lead in creating market access for their coffee.  Strategies like certifications have dominated this region's ability to differentiate coffee in a competitive market.  It’s no surprise that Tolima’s associations have taken the lead on regenerative practices, the newest of the certification trends in coffee.
 
Origin photos by Royal Coffee

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