- Country – Colombia
- Region – Piendamó, Cauca
- Farm – Atunkaa
- Varietal – Castillo and Colombia
- Process – Sugar Cane Decaf
- Cup Score – 86
- Altitude – 1700-1900 masl
Tasting Notes:
Apple, coco-pops, praline, fruity and sweet
Farm Overview:
Siruma is a Colombian coffee company founded 5 years ago with the mission of partnering with underserved farming communities in Cauca, Caldas, and Tolima. The company's name comes from the indigenous Wayuunaiki language and means ‘Heaven and Skies’.
The Atunkaa Natural Sugarcane Decaf showcases Siruma's commitment to transparency and fair prices for farmers. It is sourced from the Central Cauca Association for Peace (ACC) in Piendamó, Cauca. ACC was created by a local farmer who wanted to add value to Castillo coffee and provide stable income so neighbours would avoid illicit crops.
The coffee is decaffeinated by Descafecol using a sustainable sugarcane-based process. By working directly with the mill and decaffeinator, Siruma ensures fair pricing and complete traceability back to the contributing farmers.
Coffee is picked very ripe so the sugar content is higher. It is then floated and floaters are removed leaving only the good cherries for processing. The cherries are moved to a mechanical silo for approximately 48 hours at 28 degrees celsius to dehydrate the coffee until 20% moisture is reached. It then undergoes a 24 hour fermentation in sealed bags at ambient temperature. The cherries are moved for drying in the same mechanical silo at 37 degrees celsius until 15% moisture is reached. It is then dried again in a parabolic drying system until 10% moisture is reached.