Coffee Description
As the season is slowly changing, I wanted to smoothen the weather transition with an excellently produced Fall coffee with orange and sugary colors. This coffee is the perfect example of a flavor profile highlighting a fresh, bright side with mandarin and star fruit tones as well as a rounder and sweet aspect with panela notes.
Astrid Medina is the COE champion of Colombia North 2015. You could say that coffee is a way Astrid is able to keep her family together & help them thrive. Astrid Medina knows that the quality premium paid for her coffee by the highest bidder will bring rewards for her entire family, her employees, and positive improvements to her farm, Buena Vista. She and her husband work tirelessly on their farm to ensure high-quality specialty coffee. Ultimately, this has enabled her eldest daughter to study environmental engineering in Bogota.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
Castillo
Process
Washed
Elevation
2000 masl
Region
Tolima
About Astrid Medina of Colombia
Astrid inherited the farm along with her siblings in 2006 when her father was killed in the internal conflict in Colombia. Two of her siblings sold her their share. She currently works the farm with her husband Raul.
In 2015 Astrid entered her coffee for the first time in the Cup of Excellence, and won first place! This moment began a journey in specialty coffee that has taken her to Japan, the US, and Greece. Astrid’s daughter Alejandra is studying Environmental Engineering at El Bosque University in Bogotá. Astrid is extremely proud of her daughter and grateful to specialty coffee for giving her the means to pay for her daughter´s continuing education. Astrid’s son Alejandro is 9 years old and accompanied Astrid and Raul on their trips to the US and Greece. He wants to be a barista and often shares his impressions of the cup profile with his parents.
Astrid Medina knows that the quality premium paid for her coffee by the highest bidder will bring rewards for her entire family, her employees, and positive improvements to her farm, Buena Vista.
Tolima, Colombia
Memli Coffee Lab
Mindfully Roasted Boutique Roaster by the United Stated Cup Taster's Champion.
We help you explore the world of coffee sensory by consistently sourcing traceable, seasonal, and high-quality grade specialty lots in a fully transparent way. We believe in communication through coffee, sensory, and experiences.
Our mission is to offer sensory excellence by drawing a specific picture with flavor profiles. To do so we highlight each coffee's intrinsic qualities through our roasting approach and provide complete transparency and traceability for each coffee we source.
Our roasting approach highlights each coffee's terroir, making sure the producer's craft is not lost during the roast so that you can enjoy the authentic quality. This includes a special focus on 1. variety 2. climate and soil conditions, and 3. processing method. This results in a series of outstanding coffee from all over the World mindfully roasted to connect you to the coffee you like.
