Colombia Los Helechos Specialty Instant Coffee | 5 count box of instant coffee | Equator Coffees

Colombia Los Helechos | Tastes like baking spice, strawberry, brown sugar | Equator Coffees

Colombia Los Helechos Instant Coffee

This Colombian award-winning coffee is available in instant form for a limited time. Enjoy sweet notes of baking spice, strawberry, and brown sugar without the bitterness typically associated with instant.

Flavor Profile

Origin
Balboa, Cauca, Colombia
Tasting Notes
Sweet notes of baking spice, strawberry, and brown sugar
Roast Level

Light Med Lt Med Med Dark Dark

Origin Story

Edilberto Caicedo Luna

Edilberto Caicedo Luna lives on his farm, Los Helechos, with his wife. Together they harvest the coffee at optimal ripeness. Afterwards the coffee is depulped and moved to tiled fermentation tanks to ferment for about 12 hours. They use the fermaestro tool to identify when the ideal fermentation has been reached. The coffee is then washed to remove any remaining mucilage.

The drying process has two steps; the first is on a cement patio, after which the coffee is moved to African raised beds to finish drying the coffee. Luna has found that this two-step process helps him manage the temperature at which the coffee is dried.

Altitude

5,700 feet

Variety

Castillo

Processing

Washed

Why We Love This Coffee

Every year, the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros (FNC) hosts the Best of Cauca auction, inviting producers from throughout the region to submit their coffees for a juried evaluation. Jurors top lots are then auctioned to buyers from around the world. Equator’s Director of Coffee, Ted S., attended this year's auction as a cupper and a buyer.

“Live auctions are unique experiences. The enthusiasm of the producers in attendance is astounding and knowing that the high auction prices make a difference in the season’s income for smallholders makes the event even more special. The focus on the Cauca region was a great way to dive deeper into a specific terroir, one of the many Colombia has to offer.” - Ted S.

Sustainably Sourced

Good Coffee, Better Planet

We treasure our relationships in the global coffee community and invest in projects at origin to support our partners in their commitment to environmental sustainability and social welfare. We also invest in reducing our day-to-day impact, through initiatives like energy-efficient Loring Smart Roasters to reduce carbon emissions per batch by 80%.

As a certified B Corporation, we are a leader in sustainable practices that impact people and the planet. This third-party certification requires us to demonstrate transparency and accountability throughout our supply chain and quantify the impact our business creates for our employees, the community, and the environment. We are proud to be part of this community working together toward one unifying goal: using business as a force for good.