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Huila Region
The Colombian region Huila is well known for a great coffee growing geography, unique altitudes and talented producers. Despite its vast area, coffee production here thrives mostly through small-scale farms. In fact, about 80% of the producers are working on plots smaller than 3 hectares, where families harvest the crops themselves without outsourcing any extra labour. These small family-run farms allow for a very hands-on, personal approach to coffee farming.
Brayan Smith and Finca Satus
Brayan is a third-generation coffee growers from Huila region. Since childhood, he has witnessed his family's dedication to coffee production and the care and excitement they invest in every harvest. He is a passionate young coffee farmer who decided to preserve his family tradition while focusing on improving coffee practices and cultivating new varieties to enhance their specialty coffee crops.
His farm Satus is located at 1500-1850 meters above sea level in the town of Pitalito, Huila. He grows exotic varieties such as Pacamara and Gesha. Nowadays, Brayan is also the leader of the association called 'Asosatus,' which focuses on producing excellent coffees from the Huila region.
Processing
This coffee is harvested following strict ripeness criteria, floated and hand-sorted to remove any defects. Cherries were then exposed to 30 hours of underwater fermentation. Cherries then get gently washed and dried in temperature controlled conditions until ideal moisture content is achieved. This lot consists of only geisha varietal, which was first discovered in Abyssinia, Ethiopia back in 1931.