Colombian Giraldo
Farm: Finca La Falda del Centro
Type: Caturra & Castillo
Treatment: Thoroughly washed and sun-dried
Altitude: 1975 meters above sea level
Owner: Rubiel Alberto Higuita Manco
City: Giraldo, Verida
Region: Antioquia
Country: Colombia
Awards:
2013 Antioquia's Best Cup #21
2016 Antioquia's Best Cup #29
The Antioquia region has over 130,000 hectares planted with coffee beans. The region produces over 1.8 million (70-kilogram) bags annually, representing 15% of Colombia's coffee production. In Colombia, coffee cultivation is the primary source of income for 90,000 families in 94 towns. Most of these families cultivate three to four generations of coffee trees.
In the Antioquia Best Cup competition, there has been a notable increase not only in the number of competitors but also in the quality of the coffee submitted. In 2013, farmers submitted 504 coffee collections, and in 2014, 803 collections were submitted from every municipality in Antioquia. The winning collections receive cash prizes. The coffee tasters in Antioquia who evaluate its quality are the government and the National Council of Government. For example, in 2016, 703 coffee collections were submitted, and after the tasting committee, only 296 were selected to be auctioned.
