Luz Helena - Caturra [natural] filter roast

Luz Helena - Caturra [natural] filter roast

Luz' naturally processed Caturra is a great coffee with flavours of  purple winegums, ripe red plum & a floral aroma  

Roasted in H-town 10 AUG 2026
    $28.00
    $28.00
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    About the farmer(s)

    Luz Helena Salazar - Caturra [natural] — Colombia

    Luz grew up in the area where she has her farm, La Leona. Luz has been coffee farming for 20 years, initially with the help of her husband Jairo Arcila, she quickly learned the ropes & now produces top-notch coffee herself.

    This lot was processed using thentural method. The cherries from these Caturra trees were hand-picked at optimum ripeness, then transported on the same day to "La Pradera" [a mill owned by Luz' son Carlos] for processing. The coffee cherries were floated and hand-sorted to remove defects, dry fermented for 45 hours & then dried on raised "African" beds in temperature-controlled conditions until the moisture was reduced to around 11%.

    • region Quindio
    • farm/farmer La Leona
    • altitude 1400-1450 meters
    • crop 2026
    • cultivar Caturra
    • process Natural

    This lot is 100% Caturra, a mutation of Bourbon discovered in Brasil in 1937. The plant is a dwarf so it can be planted close together resulting in more production per hectare. Caturra has good flavour characteristics but is susceptible to disease.

    Luz Helena on the farm.

    Luz Helena in the parabolic dryer.