Pastor Ordonez_WS

ORIGIN INFORMATION

We are very happy to find Pastor Ordonez’s coffee for the third time on our menu! Pastor represents the third generation of coffee growers in his family, who were among the first to start growing coffee in the region. Now 50 years old, Pastor Ordonez has dedicated his entire life to coffee cultivation and is now recognized as one of the most respected producers in the region. Following family tradition, his farm began production with around 4,000 trees of the Caturra variety. A variety which, along with Typica, was extremely common in the time of Pastor's parents. Today, Pastor grows trees of different varieties including the magnificent Bourbon Rose which gives us this incredible sweet and refreshing coffee. 

We present this coffee to you under the Colectivo label. The coffees represented under this label come from the Monkaaba collective in Colombia. Producer Esnaider Ortega-Gomez directs this program. It offers producers in the region access to the specialty market and aims to deepen their knowledge, the quality and profitability of their product, through educational support. The Café Pista team is very honored to reunite with this incredible café, as well as the talented Pastor Ordonez through this Colectivo series. This year again we owe this collaboration with the Monkaaba collective to our partner Semilla Coffee.

Cultivated at an altitude of around 1800 meters, this coffee is made from the Bourbon rose variety. It is picked when fully ripe and sorted by floating first, then by hand, in order to remove overripe or underripe cherries. It is then placed in the mechanical pulper for 12 hours before being mechanically pulped and dry fermented for . Then, it is washed 3 to 5 times under a stream of water to remove the remaining mucilage, before being dried slowly on raised beds for 8 to 30 days. Its delicate profile and medium roast make this coffee a perfect option for espresso or filter.