Colombia Finca San Jorge Black Honey
Colombia Finca San Jorge Black Honey
All of our coffees are shipped whole bean.
Farm: San Jorge
Altitude: 1520 masl
Grade: 1 SCAA
Region: Sasaima
Processing: Black Honey
Varietal: Red Castilla
Flavor Notes: Apple, molasses, ginger, spice, medium-heavy body.
Andres Tovar and his father, Yecid own Finca San Jorge in Sasaima, Colombia. Yecid bought Finca San Jorge 40 years ago. It’s located about 1.5 hours east of Bogota in Sasaima, Colombia. The farm is 1520 masl where they have over 21,000 coffee trees. They produce around 10 tons of coffee per year, mostly in Castillo variety.
They are also producing Specialty grade coffees, along with select micro lots of maragogype, caturra, gesha and red bourbon.
Andres and his dad have also recently started a roasted coffee brand called Santa Teresa which is distributed locally. Yecid took roasting classes to learn the craft and has become very interested in that side of the business. He roasts all of the coffee for this retail brand. He showed me the roaster and allowed me to assist on a roast they were doing that day I was there. Truly inspiring to see this much passion in several phases of the coffee cycle.
Andres and his dad took me around as we toured the farm. Like most farms in Colombia, they do all their own drying on raised beds and all of their own milling and sorting. We saw new areas for growing, some harvesting (December is a very small harvest period) and of course was treated to wonderful coffee and food. There is nothing like local hospitality when you are away from home because it feels like home.
***Please note that we will do our best to fulfill and ship/deliver your order within 48 hrs, excluding weekends unless you are notified otherwise. With few exceptions, we roast once per week but we usually have fresh roasted coffees available to fulfill your order. Please keep this in mind if you need your order quickly. If we are out of your selection(s), your order may be delayed. If we are out of all back stock of your selections, we will notify you, send a comparable alternative or issue you a refund.