Choco

Colombia - Cauca - Popayan - CHOCO - Washed - By Sail

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SCA score83.25

Aromatic notes

lemondark chocolatenuttybrown sugarcaramelcocoa

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History and traceability

The story

The name "CHOCO" refers to the aromatic profile of this coffee and its gourmet notes of caramel, hazelnut and almond. A worthy representative of coffees from the Cauca region.

Coffee production is concentrated in the mountains around the town of Popayan, the region's capital. The high plateaux of Cauca are ideal for coffee production, thanks to the rich volcanic soils and stable climate all year round. The high altitudes of the surrounding mountains and the geographical proximity to Ecuador protect the coffee from the humidity of the Pacific and the southern trade winds.

This coffee has been sourced from Racafé, one of Colombia's leading exporters of green coffee. Through their CRECER quality charter, Racafé raises producers' awareness of the need to preserve natural resources, helps to improve coffee growers' quality of life through fair remuneration and provides training to improve the quality of the coffees produced.

Thanks to the CRECER standard, our partner Racafé supports producers in a process of continuous improvement towards sustainability.

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OriginColombia
RegionCauca
TerroirPopayan
SpeciesArabica
VarietiesBlend
ProcessWashed

DryingGreenhouses
Packaging70kg - Sisal bags
Altitude1400 - 2000 m
Harvest periodMay – June
Type of harvestHand-picked

The impact of this coffee

Shipped by sail

≃80%
less carbon in sea freight

Fresh coffee, clean ocean

Combining well-sourced coffee with carbon-neutral sea freight is the future of coffee. Sailing cargo reduces pollution, protects marine life, runs on 100% renewable energy and lowers your coffee’s carbon footprint.

FCCO by Sail is Belco’s sailing cargo programme.