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Andres Cardona – Galaxy
$20.00
This is another gem of a coffee produced by Andres Cardona–he calls this one “Galaxy”. It is one of a few offerings we have from Unblended Coffee’s Young Producer Program, based out of the Antioquia Department of Colombia. This is our third year carrying coffee from Andres–you might remember a few of his other coffees gracing our menu during that time, including Luna Azul and Red Sunset. His care and dedication to unique coffee processing techniques really shines thorough in all of the coffees we’ve had of his. As Unblended Coffee’s words, “This Castillo and Colombia varieties lot, grown at 1600 masl, defies the common assumption in Specialty Coffee that one needs to grow an exotic variety at high altitudes to produce an excellent Cup.” And we cannot agree more. This honey process coffee gives us vibes of peach, strawberry, green apple and rooibos tea.
12 ounces of whole seed coffee. If you do need your coffee ground, we are happy to do so. Just leave us a message in the comments at checkout.
Orders are roasted and shipped every Thursday and/or Friday. Please get your orders in by Wednesday evening to ensure same week shipping. 🙂
About Andres Cardona:
In Unblended’s words:
Alvaro Andrés Cardona Molina is one of the producers of the PEC program (Coffee Speciality Program) and a leader within the UVI Mentees. If he is not working in his family’s farm, La Ilusión, he is working with Felipe [Trujillo] on his farm, keeping track of other UVI Members’ production and processes or managing his uncle’s farm, Villa LucÃa. He’s a dreamer and an overachiever! He has worked with coffee since the age of 12, as a family tradition. His dedication and attention to detail has rewarded him and his family, with a donation to improve his processing capacities by building a processing facility, making an impact in his neighbourhood and the quality of his craft.
About UVI:
Unblended & Ventrola Institute (UVI) is a project created in Colombia to make coffee an exciting career path for young people. The average age of coffee producers in Colombia is now around 60, and UVI is trying to change that through a program that aims to mentor and help younger producers succeed in bringing their coffees into global specialty markets. This program guides producer members through the creation of their own coffee portfolio and helps to guide them through the many intricate steps along the way. They want to change how coffee is sold and promoted in the world, and we are truly inspired by this.
About the Process:
In Unblended’s words:
Andres picks the ripened cherries and depulps them immediately without using water. He then spreads the cherries onto raised drying beds for 1 to 3 weeks, moving them constantly to avoid the risk of fungus from the humidity in the mucilage. That’s one of the trickiest parts of the honey process, and he’s done it perfectly!
About the Varieties:
Castillo and Colombia are both hybrid varieties developed by the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC). They are a cross between Caturra and a Timor Hybrid. Both of these varieties have been researched and developed over many decades to create varieties in Colombia with a high quality cup potential, and also resistance to leaf rust and other disease.
