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2005 Colombia First Harvest Cup of Excellence® Winning Farms - Auction March 31, 2005 |
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Lot#: 7 Abel Bermeo - Pradera - Esperanza |
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| History
Abel Bermeo is a single, 39 years old coffee grower. He lives with his parents (Alicia and Alvaro), he has 10 brothers y he is the youngest. He studied until 5 year of elementary school.
25 years ago, he started working with coffee crops, and he is committed with all the changes in the Colombian Coffee Culture. Currently, he has 3 lots of coffee between 2 and 5 years old. The names of the lots are: La Esperanza, El Mirador, and Buenos Aires.
Environmental Care
He knows well about the environmental situation, he built his own system of ecological wet milling (dry depulped). He doesn’t use pesticides for the broca control.
Coffee Processing Information
Fertilization: He fertilizes three times per year with DAP, Triple Quince and NaCl, in proportions of 1,4 kg per hectare.
Disease and Pest Control: He makes a cultural control of insects; he doesn’t use pesticides or herbicides.
Harvesting: Main Crop - October to December. Fly Crop - May to June.
Other Statistics:
Annual Production: 7,500 bags
Soil Type: Franco Arcilloso
Annual Precipitation: 2,000 millimeters
Shade Grown Type: 25 %
Water Source: Fresh Water
No. Permanent Employees: 2
No. Temporary Employees: 7
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| Property Characteristics: |
Coffee Characteristics: |
| Farm:
Pradera - Esperanza |
| Farmer:
Abel Bermeo |
| Rank:
7 |
| City:
Pitalito |
| Region:
Huila |
| Country:
Colombia |
| Farm Size:
3.00 Hectares |
| Coffee growing area:
3.00 Hectares |
| Altitude:
1700 masl |
| Certification:
None |
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| Variety:
Caturra (100%) |
| Processing System:
Traditional wet milling |
| Lot Size:
14 bags |
| International Jury Score:
87.95 |
| Cupping Number #:
26 |
| Price:
5.65 USD |
| Winning Bidder:
Sweet Maria's |
| Jury Descriptions:
firm, clean, full warm, caramel, chocolate, toasted hazelnuts, good balance, good acidity, very clean fragrance, bright, floral, syrupy sweet, solid, strawberry notes, soft, pleasant, refined citric apple, clean, distinct, berry-like, fruity, orange, classic Colombian, dried fruit, syrupy, winey, juicy, balanced, liquor taste |
| Please Note: If a number appears in brackets next to a
description it indicates the number of jurors that agreed with that particular
decription. |
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