Cafe Granja La Esperanza overcomes difficulties to create quality specialty coffee beans
With a high score requirement on the SCA scale, cultivating specialty coffee beans has never been easy. This difficult plant may not be suitable for the climate, soil and other conditions of the farm. At that time, the planting area has two choices: give up or try many times more. Cafe Granja La Esperanza chose the second path, overcoming the mismatch between specialty coffee and Colombia’s soil conditions to produce high-quality coffee varieties. Perhaps that is why the coffee beans from Cafe Granja La Esperanza always bring something burning like the enthusiasm and determination of the people here.
Cafe Granja La Esperanza is large with many different farms
Cafe Granja La Esperanza was established in 1945 after Juan Antonio decided to grow 3 more Typica coffee varieties different from the current type: yellow Bourbon, red Bourbon and Caturra. After many years of hard work, research, dedication with a passion for coffee beans, the farm has operated very effectively and obtained initial achievements on the road to creating the reputation it is today.
Cafe Granja La Esperanza farm consists of 5 farms: CERRO AZUL, LAS MARGARITAS, LA ESPERANZA, POTOSÍ, HAWAII. Each place has its own conditions suitable for different coffee varieties.
|
Tiêu chí |
CERRO AZUL |
LAS MARGARITAS |
LA ESPERANZA |
POTOSÍ |
HAWAII |
|
Urban |
Trujillo |
Caicedonia |
Trujillo |
Caicedonia |
Sasaima |
|
Number of lots |
7 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
|
Cultivated area |
17,4 |
33,8 |
34,3 |
52 |
12,5 |
|
Number of plants |
33.879 |
94.367 |
96.600 |
18.725 |
35.098 |
|
Height (relative to sea level) |
1.700 – 2000masl |
1.570 – 1.850masl |
1.430 – 1.760 masl |
1.400 – 1.860 masl |
1.450 – 1.530 masl |
|
Temperature |
15 – 21 |
17 – 22 |
20 – 23 |
17 – 22 C |
20 -23 |
|
Rainfall |
1.526 mm/year |
1.340 mm/year |
1.526 mm/year |
1.340 mm/year |
1.900 mm/year |
|
Humidity |
85 – 90% |
73% |
80 – 85% |
73% |
71% |
Among them, the Cerro Azul farm in Trujillo has always been loyal to a single coffee – Gesha coffee.
The turning point in the development of Cafe Granja La Esperanza
A new era in the history of Granja La Esperanza began when Don Rigoberto – son of Juan Antonio brought Gesha to Colombia. The Colombian geisha first came to Café Granja La Esperanza through the Carleida state farm located next to Boquete’s La Esmeralda. The best seeds of the Panama farm were sown in test plots on three of Colombia’s volcanic ranges. Subsequently, high-quality Geisha bushes were bred in commercial plots in the Trujillo and Caicedonia regions.
Although not all, Gesha has greatly contributed to bringing the name of Cafe Granja La Esperanza further. Currently, this farm is known as a place specializing in the production and commercialization of specialty coffees.
To become famous, Cafe Granja La Esperanza has to overcome many difficulties
Although known and trusted by many roasters because of the standard coffee beans, the farm faces great challenges in farming because the coffee varieties are difficult to match and harmonize with the climate and soil conditions of Colombia. In order to overcome these unsuitable things, the staff at the farm had to research and experiment a lot.
Not only in terms of planting, quality coffee growing areas also face barriers in the way of trade and business when they have to overcome many competitors in the same industry around the world. But these difficulties also play a part in raising the SCA scores of coffee beans. As a result, the coffee profile from Cafe Granja La Esperanza is recognized and appreciated by the whole industry and consumers.
Cafe Granja La Esperanza is committed to high-scoring products
Without the support and support of nature, researchers here must regularly monitor the quality of coffee in the laboratory at each stage of the coffee bean. Combined with that is the transfer of knowledge and production practices to affiliated suppliers to ensure that the scores of the beans are 84 points or higher. Cafe Granja La Esperanza guarantees a unique flavor profile of each coffee bean, even being able to exclusively create profiles according to customer requirements.
Not resting on its achievements, Cafe Granja La Esperanza is constantly improving, looking for ways to make a difference.
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