Carnival Curiosities, Maria Omaira - Colombia - Passionfruit, Raspberry, Honey

About this awesome coffee - Tastes like: Passionfruit, Raspberry, Honey Mountain: 1,800 - 1914 MASL Variety: Geisha Process: Washed Producer: Maria Omaira In Collaboration with our Friends at Plot Roaster notes: "I fell in love with this coffee on the cupping table in Nariño. We decided with the awesome Plot to bid on it together and bring if back to the UK. This coffee has amazing sweetness and a gentle acidity with a gentle stone and passionfruit fruitiness, we are so excited to finally share this coffee with you". Maria Omaira's washed Geisha was lovingly grown on the El Cuadradero Farm in La Union, Narino. Coming 12th place in the La Mejor Taza de Narino. Maria Omaira, from the community of Cusillo Bajo in La Unión, Nariño, has spent more than 45 years growing coffee. Farming has been part of her life since childhood, and over the years she has continually refined her craft with one simple goal: to produce coffees that stand alongside the very best in the world. Her one-hectare farm, El Cuadradero, sits high in the mountains. Here, Geisha grows beneath the shade of lemon, orange and native arrayán trees, creating a rich and diverse environment that helps the coffee develop its remarkable character. We feel incredibly fortunate to have brought Maria Omaira's coffee back to Carnival and to have shared the lot with our Friends at Plot. The Story of La Mejor Taza de Nariño Every year, coffee growers from across the mountains of Nariño choose the very best coffee from their harvest and bring it together for La Mejor Taza de Nariño – The Best Cup of Nariño. Over several days, each coffee is tasted by expert judges before the highest scoring lots are offered at a live auction to roasters from around the world. This year, Juan travelled to Colombia to cup the finalist coffees and take part in the auction. Surrounded by the farmers who had grown them, we were lucky enough to secure three beautiful Geisha lots to bring home to Carnival. Each coffee tells the story of a family, a farm and a year of hard work. We're honoured to share them with you.