La Claudina Colombia
La Claudina Colombia
FARM INFORMATION
We are very happy, because a collaboration that started in 2017, developed into a strong friendship. So in 2018 we managed to visit the specific producer Juan Saldarriaga and his farms, La Claudina and El Encanto, in Colombia. This
experience was great! Every morning we drank amazing coffees and then set off for the farms. To visit the El Encanto farm, we traveled by jeep and the road was uphill and difficult to access. Once we arrived the view was amazing, the coffee trees up close unique. Juan recently took over both farms from his family. La Claudina Farm is very close to the Bolivar area, where we stayed, where he also lives.
It is experimenting with different varieties at different altitudes and many of them have been planted recently. It also does experimental drying and different procedures. What encouraged us to work with him was our desire for special coffees. Antioquia is known for its solid coffees. This is a farm located at 1380 – 1800 m. At the moment it is about 26 hectares of cafe. The varieties are mainly Variedad Colombia, Castillo, good quantities of Tabi, small quantities of Sl 28, Maragogipe, Geisha, Bourbon, Caturra, Castillo Tambo.
It has a traditional tray with divider and fermentation tanks. For drying, they have 200 square meters of newly built shelves that can be moved from the sun to the shade. For other drying experiments they transfer the coffee to their other farm La Claudina where they have a covered installation with beds, a dryer that creates cold air. The biggest challenge in these environments is drying due to humidity and temperature. They built drying facilities with a raised bed to avoid any damage. He has also installed a machine that can dry with cold air and software where they can adjust the temperature and air flow to create profiles in different coffees!
Experiencing all the experience up close, you understand the effort of so many people so that we have coffee in our cup ..!
