BOGOTÁ, Colombia – In an exciting bid, a coffee microlot from Cauca achieved today the highest price, of $20.25 per pound, at the international auction held in Cafés de Colombia Expo.
The microlot, produced by Edgar Moreno on the farm “Los 3 Edgaritos”, in the department of Cauca, captivated participants of the international auction “Colombia, Land of Diversity-‘Mitaca’ Semi-Harvest.”
The auction was a platform for selling 24 microlots from Nariño, Quindío, Cundinamarca and Cauca.
The winning microlot is a combination of 60% Tabi variety, 30% Castillo and 10% Maragogipe. It has medium-high acidity, pronounced body and fruity and chocolaty notes. In words of Moreno, it’s a “retro” coffee because it seeks to recover traditional balance of Colombian coffee.
Amor Perfecto, a leading company in Colombia’s specialty coffee market, bought several microlots of the highest quality, including one at a price of US$ 8.50 per pound from Nariño.
The diversity of Colombian coffee regions offers a great variety of profiles. During the current “mitaca” harvest, the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) supported different departmental coffee quality contests to select and offer the best coffee of the country.
As a way to guarantee that those interested in participating in the auction could have a grasp of the different flavors, the best lots were exhibited at the tasting halls of Cafés de Colombia Expo 2017 prior to the auction.
This dynamic has served to showcase the best Colombian coffee before domestic and foreign buyers. Similarly, it has helped transfer higher premiums to producers.
