Colombia Pitalito Franky Peña

Franky Peña's farm "Buena Vista" is located on La Esmeralda village, Pitalito. It's part of an area known as "El Bombo", an Andean region where coffee communities have sprung up, benefiting from the cool climate and high altitude zones. Franky is a member of the El Bombo coffee cooperative in Pitalito, who we purchased several lots from last July, including this one. Buena Vista sits at 1700 meters above sea level, and the modest 1.5 hectare area is planted solely in Caturra variety. This small plot of land has been in the Peña family for several generations, with Franky continuing the legacy along with his family. This is a wet process coffee, meaning the fruit is removed from the seed, and fermented before drying in order to remove the sticky layer of fruit mucilage. Wet process coffees are known for more refined flavors, and often well articulated acidity, which is what we found with this coffee.