La Tierra del Olvido
Colombia - 3 Cordilleras - La Tierra del Olvido - Blend - by Sail
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A unique blend of cultures, traditions and processes of Colombian Origin
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This year, we completed our first export by sailing vessel, overcoming the challenge of preparing all coffees for shipment simultaneously and adhering to the requirement of shipping in multiples of twelve bags for palletization. To streamline logistics and avoid the complexity of mixed pallets, we opted to blend the remaining bags from various coffees.
Why this name? La Tierra del Olvido is a very well known song by Colombian artist Carlos Vives. It refers to la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, port and magic mountains that saw the vessel Anemos sail away. It translates as the forgotten land, forgotten just as these coffees, if it was not by this logistic solution would have stayed at a warehouse.
What can you have on this blend? Coffees from all over our range, from the south of the country in Buesaco, Nariño up north to Aratoca in Santander. That’s why we say it is coming from the 3 cordilleras, the 3 ranges of mountains where coffee is produced in Colombia. What process? You can guess, it has them all, from a normal fully washed Caucan coffee passing by an anaerobic natural from Tolima up to a washed pink bourbon from Huila. And what’s its profile? We’d let you guess, but we find is a bomb.
For these reasons, La Tierra del Olvido offers a diverse experience of aromas and flavors, showcasing the most representative characteristics of each terroir from this origin. It is the result of the efforts of all the producers who brought their coffees aboard the sailship and combined their leftovers to create an exotic blend that merges different soils, varieties, processes, and, of course, stories.
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Origin
Region
3 Cordilleras Species
Arabica Variety
Blend
Drying
Mecanical dryer
Packaging
70kg - Jute bags
Altitude
1400 - 2200 Harvest period
January - December Type of harvest
Manual
The team's opinion
This year we did our first export by a sailing vessel. One of the first challenges of it was to have all the coffees for the harvest ready for export at the same time. But it was not the only, we had to export every coffee on multiples of twelve bags, as coffee is exported on pallets instead of in containers.
But we do not buy on multiples of twelve, it would be impossible to change all our purchases based on that, above all because there are some normal multiples of sale in coffee but also because we buy parchment and dry cherry so we would anyway have remaining bags on each coffee.
What was the easiest solution? Make contracts on multiples of twelve per coffee. And the rest? Working against the time as we were and with all the logistic’s headaches we already had it was hard to imagine doing mixed pallets of different coffees, it’d be a nightmare at their arrival in Europe to separate them ! What could the solution be: I thought, well… let’s blend these “leftovers”.
Angel
Head of Coffee
The region 3 Cordilleras
The "Three Ranges" region covers a broad expanse of Colombian territory, incorporating the three Andes mountain ranges that traverse Colombia. This area is where most Colombian coffee is produced, growing at elevations between 1,400 and 2,200 meters above sea level. Therefore, discussing this coffee involves a blend of regions, each with its unique characteristics. The mountain ranges are crucial in defining Colombia's geography, affecting its relief, hydrography, and climate.
The Eastern Cordillera stretches 1,200 km from the Sierra de Perijá in La Guajira to the Nudo de Almaguer in the Colombian Massif, which spans the departments of Cauca, Huila, and Nariño. Its highest peaks include the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (5,330 meters), the Páramo de Sumapaz (3,820 meters), the Páramo de Pisba (3,800 meters), the Sierra de Perijá (3,750 meters), and the Páramo de Choachí (2,980 meters).
The Central Cordillera, extending 1,000 km, is the highest range with peaks over 5,700 meters. It stretches from the Serranía de San Lucas in Bolívar to the Nudo de Almaguer in Cauca. Its highest peaks are Nevado del Huila (5,750 meters), Nevado del Ruiz (5,321 meters), Nevado del Tolima (5,216 meters), Nevado de Santa Isabel (5,150 meters), and Nevado del Cisne (4,800 meters).
The Western Cordillera spans about 1,200 km, running through northern Colombia from the Nudo de los Pastos in Nariño to the Nudo de Paramillo in Córdoba. Its tallest mountains include the Cumbal Volcano (4,764 meters), Chile Volcano (4,748 meters), Azufral Volcano (4,070 meters), Farallones de Cali (4,280 meters), Tatamá Hill (4,200 meters), Paramillo del Sinú (3,960 meters), and Munchique Hill (3,012 meters).
Colombia's terrain is extremely diverse and complex, characterized by several mountain ranges running from south to north. These ranges play a crucial role in shaping the country's landscape, influencing its climate, hydrography, and biodiversity.
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