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Colombia

Educardo Flores

Educardo Flores

Our second year working with Educardo Flores, member of a quality-focussed collective in rural northern Tolima

$21.00 USD
$21.00 USD
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About

Coffee Expression This is a fresh and vibrant lot, with crisp red berries and delicate tea-like character

Producer The second time we have worked with coffee from Educardo Flores, brother of Yesid Flores, who we have worked with several times.

Whole Bean Coffee / Both for filter and espresso

Brewing Advice

Water is one of the most critical components of an excellent coffee experience. We recommend using mineral water of a soft Total Dissolved Solids count, ideally below 150 ppm. 

Rested coffee During the resting process, harsh and astringent flavors, which can even be perceived as a ‘roast’ character, soften out, allowing a clearer and brighter expression of the coffee’s character to shine.  

We recommend resting our coffees for at least 10 days after the roast date, and we often find excellent results, especially for particularly dense coffees, beyond 6 weeks.

Brewing Our straightforward approach to coffee carries over into brewing. We recommend our roasted coffee for all brew methods, regardless of whether it is immersion, percolation or espresso. We believe that there is one correct way to roast a single coffee, roasting lightly, in such a way as to release its innate qualities and showcase its quality. Learn more about different brewing techniques and specific brew guides here.

Technical Data

Producer  Educardo Flores

Region Tolima

Altitude 1600 masl

Varietal  Colombia

Process Washed

Harvest September 2024

Taste Expression Fruity & Acidic

Shipping & Delivery

· Free shipping on US orders above $79 and on orders above $99 to Mexico and Canada

· Ships within 1-3 days from Brooklyn, New York

· Coffee is roasted to order

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Caficultores Diferenciado del Norte del Tolima

Educardo’s farm is located just outside the town of Villahermosa, in an area known to produce some of the best coffees in this remote part of Northern Tolima. Educardo is part of a new wave of producers here, looking to put this incredibly remote region on the specialty coffee map, and therefore create a more economically viable business producing coffee. Together with a small group of nearby producers, including our friend and co-founder of LaREB, Herbert Peñaloza, Educardo is part of Caficultores Diferenciado del Norte del Tolima (CDNT, The association of differentiated coffee growers of Northern Tolima).

Together these producers work to improve both the quality and range of the coffees they produce, and through the LaREB collective, find roasters willing to pay good prices for quality.

Educardo was one of the founding members of the project, and has since introduced his brother Yesid, who we have worked with several times. During our visits to the region around Casabianca and Villahermosa, we are reminded of the remoteness of the area, with very few cars to be seen on the narrow roads that snake through the valleys and mountainsides of the stunning lush green landscape. We are always struck by the openness and hospitality of the people here, warmly welcoming us and each other into their homes.

Educardo Flores

This lot in particular is of Colombia and Castillo varietals, and is processed using a rather straightforward washed process. Ripe cherries are fermented in sealed bags for 2 days, de-pulped, washed and transferred to parabolic driers. The focus here, however, is on quality varietals grown carefully with positive influence from terroir. This lot has a crisp and fresh expression, with bright red berries and currants balanced by sweet black tea.