Wuchii

Farm: Wuchii
Owner: 85 Growers
Location: Piendam, Cajibio and Morales, Colombia
Altitude: 1800-2050masl
Varietal: Caturra, Colombia, Castillo
Process: Washed
Roast: Omni
Notes of: Apple, lychee and milk chocolate

We sourced this coffee through Falcon Specialty Coffee who had the following to share:

Wuchii is Siruma's gateway to specialty, seeking to expand our specialty horizon by supporting more growers with our constant workshops and farm visits that seek to strengthen their skills so they can harvest better coffee.

Caficauca supplier: The "Cooperativa de Caficultores del Cauca" - Caficauca - was created in 1961 with the purpose of providing fair and easy market access for growers. It currently has over 3,000 associates, with the average farm size of 1.6Ha

The Regional

The Wuchii that has been carefully selected by Siruma is composed of an average of 85 growers per lot, where their coffee is fully/wash processed with a fermentation time ranging from 16-19 hours, to then go into parabolic solar dryers that take an average time of 10 days to dry the coffee until target moisture is achieved.

The coffee comes from Piendam, Cajibio and Morales, which is commonly known as the Tabletop of Cauca. These towns provide an excellent elevation for coffee of 1,800-2,050masl, with very fertile land and a strong coffee economy.

This strong coffee economy has however come at a big expense; this area has a big history of armed conflict that started in the 1970s, implying most land owners were forced to plant illicit crops. Coffee has been a parallel economy that has been in a constant clash with the illicit crops.