Trottet Colombia Eduardo Estrada Antioquia

• Aromas of orange, flower

• 100% Arabica

• Strength 3/10

• Score 85.5+

Colombia at the heart of Finca El Silencio

Discover an exceptional coffee that comes to us from Colombia, more precisely from the El Silencio farm. The coffee is of Antioquia Microlot quality, it undergoes the washed treatment to reveal the very acidulous and fruity character of the bean. The variety of coffee produced is Castillo, moreover, it is one of the main varieties of the country. It is Hector Estrada who is the manager of the farm in the sub-region of La Sucia, Palmitas. In the heart of the Antioquia region, Hector Estrada produces on an area of ​​3.5 hectares and has been doing his small business for a few years. It produces at an altitude of more than 1,530 meters in order to guarantee a controlled slowdown in the development of cherries, in the same way as wine production and cultivation. This method consists of letting the coffee grow at the speed of time, to make it more complex. Due to the small area and size of the plantation, most of the work established is done by Hector and his wife. Hector gives himself body and soul to provide an interesting quality of coffee. In addition, the couple is only equipped with a conventional pulping machine, for the equivalent of planting. He washes his coffees according to a secret recipe for 23 hours. Once properly dried, Hector takes care of the packaging in jute bags for 8 days before exporting them to the cooperatives in Antioquia. for the equivalent of the plantation. He washes his coffees according to a secret recipe for 23 hours. Once properly dried, Hector takes care of the packaging in jute bags for 8 days before exporting them to the cooperatives in Antioquia. for the equivalent of the plantation. He washes his coffees according to a secret recipe for 23 hours. Once properly dried, Hector takes care of the packaging in jute bags for 8 days before exporting them to the cooperatives in Antioquia.

What is specialty coffee?

Specialty coffee is a top-of-the-range coffee known as “rare”, with unique characteristics in the world. It is cultivated in the highest altitudes of the world, in family plantations whose objective is the superior quality, signed by a manual harvest in order to guarantee the perfection of the grain. The terroir coffees are carefully sourced for the care taken by the producer, a superior manual and selective harvest, full traceability, a cultivation method and a respected and controlled treatment process.

 What is the Score?

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) defines a high standard coffee analysis procedure to assess all the peculiarities of specialty coffee. SCA determines the value of smell, aroma, body, acidity, possible defects. A coffee is rated on a scale of 100, and must obtain a minimum score of 80 points to be able to be determined as "specialty coffee".

Specialty coffee score classes

80+: very good coffees

85+: The excellence of the specialty

88+: The Grand Cru, the Rare