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While this coffee tastes awesome in every device, our favourites are an espresso machine, Aeropress & moka pot.

If you want to know more, see our brew guides for making coffee.

Huila is one of the top coffee-producing regions in Colombia, accounting for approximately 18% of the country’s annual coffee production. This is partially thanks to its volcanoes and mountains, which provide nutrient-rich soil and high altitudes. These natural features are an excellent opportunity for growing top-quality Arabica and serve as the gateway to speciality brews.

Coffee from Hulia has a reputation for its perfect balance of acidity and sweetness, and in 2009, the name Dulima was created to capture the flavour profile of this coffee. This name was inspired by the indigenous group, the Pijaos, who have lived by the Tolima volcano for generations. They referred to the volcano as ‘Dulima’, which translates to Snow Queen. This name came from the white snow that sits on the peak of the volcano.

While nutrient-rich soil and high altitudes are important for growing great coffee, they are not the only factors that contribute to quality. The farming practices of coffee growers also play a crucial role, and the farmers in Hulia are among the best. They are highly dedicated to their crops and are adopting new processing and agricultural techniques. By doing so, they stay updated on latest advancements and can adapt their methods to improve or maintain the quality of their coffee.

Like most Colombian coffees, these beans have been processed using the washed method. This involves removing the coffee from the cherries soon after harvesting. As the same suggests, after a short fermentation period, the beans are washed to remove any final sticky residue. This method is popular in Colombia for two reasons: firstly, clean water is readily available, and secondly, it is less labour-intensive. This is ideal for a country with a growing coffee demand every year.

Every coffee that we source and roast is speciality coffee. For a coffee to become speciality, it must obtain a quality score of 80 points or above. A process known as coffee cupping is used to find this score. No score, no name. Want to know more about the process of cupping? Well, it’s your lucky day! We’ve written a simple to follow guide all about coffee cupping.

During the roasting process, we will never ‘over roast’. When we roast, we use this as a way of showing off the flavours and aromas of the coffee rather than hiding them. If a coffee is roasted too dark, this can hide some of the natural flavours and aromas and create a coffee with a bitter and burnt taste.

As the coffee we source is of high quality, there is nothing to hide. We can bring out the flavours rather than trying to hide them. All our coffees have a natural sweetness, rather than a burnt or bitter taste.

The coffees we source are all unique from one another. For instance, the altitude the coffee is grown at makes a huge difference to the natural taste. Across the globe, the farmers we source our coffee beans from are constantly working hard to ensure they are giving us a great product. In honour of their work, we also work hard to produce a product our customers will love.

Nuts and Bolts

Roast Style: Medium/Dark

Location: Huila

Varietal(s): Caturra, Castillo & Colombia

Processing: Washed

Altitude: 1500-2000 metres above sea level

Country: Colombia

Certification: Speciality

Score: 84

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Everyone who drinks speciality coffee from us is supporting coffee farmers in its country of origin.  We always pay between 30 and 150% more than the ‘going rate’ for our green coffee. We do this so the farmers get more revenue for their crops.  This results in the opportunity for better living conditions and an even better harvest next year.

When it comes to the supply chain, we like to keep this as short as possible too. Keeping it short means that more can be given back to the workers and their farms.

So keep it up. You really are helping.

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