Villamaria Colombia

£12.40

Last year we visited Colombia with Raw Material, exploring the different regions, meeting producer groups and getting a better understanding of the supply chain. Our adventures took us to the mountainous region of Caldas, where we packed ourselves into jeeps and embarked on a frightening but thrilling journey up the steep mountain sides to visit the producers of Villamaria - this is the coffee we decided to bring back and showcase from this exceptional region.

THE TASTE OF POSITIVE CHANGE

Carefully crafted and undeniably delicious, the Trust range showcases the best of specialty coffee with an impact.

All the coffees we buy adhere to the Yallah Buying Standards. Trust coffees will, by default, meet this criteria, but they will also come with something extra. Whether it’s shipped over by sailboat with almost zero carbon emissions, grown using agroforestry methods, or supporting social projects in that region. Trust coffees come with a direct impact, and story to tell.

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Roast Profile

Roast Profile

Medium (Omni) Roast

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

Red fruits, caramel, plum

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BUYING STANDARDS

It’s really important for us to work with trusted partners in our supply chain who can provide us with honesty and traceability. We have created a set of guidelines to help us source coffee in a way we feel aligns with our values and beliefs. There are three core categories that we think outline the most important factors to consider when purchasing coffee: economic transparency, social relationship, and environmental efforts.

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OUR PACKAGING

Our 250g bags and 1kg bags are LDPE 4 packaging, a type of soft plastic, very common in food packaging. For home consumers LDPE 4 is still not curbside recyclable, but is accepted at local recycling points and dedicated soft plastics deposit points. Find a location near you.

ROASTING ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

We’ve recently switched to a new electric Typhoon roaster which allows us to significantly reduce our carbon footprint. We selected it for its capacity, efficiency, and to maintain the same high-quality roasting. This transition also marks a step toward our long-term goal of becoming carbon neutral, with a commitment to using 100% renewable electricity. Though the installation required a significant investment in new power infrastructure, the move reinforces our dedication to sustainability and strengthens our promise to customers that we deliver on our environmental commitments.

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Producer

Producers of Villamaria

Origin

Caldas, Colombia

Variety

Castillo, Colombia

Process

Washed

Villamaria, Colombia - Yallah Coffee
Country of Origin

Colombia

Colombia is renowned for pushing the boundaries of coffee production and processing, being home to many of the worlds best and highest paid producers.

It’s well known that Colombia is synonymous with exceptional quality coffee. We aim to showcase the very best of what this country has to offer, as well as working with our partners to shine a light on marginalised producer groups, such as women producers.

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Producers of Villamaria

Producers in this region sell their ripe cherries to the central buying station at La Aurora, positioned high up the mountain among the farms, here it is weighed and sorted before being transported down the mountain to Finca Jamaica. The coffee is then pulped, washed and dried at Finca Jamaica, which is a few hundred metres lower in elevation, resulting in better temperatures for drying coffee and fermentation.

Traditionally producers would sell their parchment to local trilladoras, often for a below-market rate, but through this method of operation and the higher cup scores of the coffees produced, Raw Material are able to pay the producers for the cherry and provide a second payment later as a quality bonus. Not only are the producers doing less work by selling their coffee in cherry, but they are receiving more for it too - a win-win.

Social Relationships

Community Outreach

We aim to support as many community-driven projects via the purchase of coffee as we possibly can, as well as initiating our own community projects in the countries we work with.

EDUCATION

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