Colombia Tolima Cafisur

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A lovely, easy drinking, all day Colombian coffee from our friends at Primavera Coffee.

On filter, the cup is clean, balanced, and naturally sweet, with notes of plum, golden syrup, and cooked green apple. As an espresso, it opens up to ripe cherry, juicy orange, and demerara sugar, with the orange and brown sugar sweetness carrying beautifully through milk.

Colombia is synonymous with exceptional Arabica coffee, and this lot from the Tolima region is a beautiful expression of the country’s long tradition of quality, innovation, and resilience. Grown by 50 small-scale producers from the towns of San Juan de la China, Anzoátegui, and Santa Isabel, this coffee reflects both the diversity of the region and the care of the farmers behind it.

Tolima lies in west-central Colombia, bordering Huila and Cundinamarca, where dramatic mountain landscapes provide the high elevations needed for slow cherry maturation and complex flavour development.

The producers behind this coffee are members of CAFISUR (Cooperativa de Caficultores del Sur del Tolima), a cooperative founded in 1966 that now supports over 4,000 coffee-growing families. CAFISUR provides agronomic support, education, and access to credit, helping producers maintain quality and stability, even during challenging market conditions.

This coffee is also part of a meaningful initiative led by VMCT, in partnership with CAFISUR, the Canadian government’s FCLI fund, Agro Café, and The Coffee Source. The project focuses on empowering women and promoting gender equity in Colombia’s post-conflict zones, supporting long-term social and economic development in the region.

Sourced from the foothills near Planadas, where cooler temperatures slow cherry ripening, this coffee delivers elevated sweetness and clarity in the cup, an elegant, comforting Colombian profile with depth and purpose behind every sip