Freehand #1 Origins

8.35 GBP

Freehand coffee is a celebration of its origins. The beautiful bags designs brings messages, secrets and riddles from the hearts of the countries where the coffee is farmed. Freehand drinkers embark on a journey around the world, unearthing new flavours and discovering new ways to enjoy coffee TASTE NOTES:A Contemporary Espresso Blend Suited To Milk Drinks, Combining Milk Chocolate And Orange With Deep Subtle Berry Notes To Compliment The Milk ​ 65% REGION: Sul De Minas, Brazil 20% REGION: Ocotal, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua 10% REGION: El Congo, Santa Ana, El Salvador FINCA SERBIA, El Salvador Home to some of the world’s most sought-after varietals Fernando Lima’s beautiful farm is near the Santa Ana Volcano region of El Salvador. The farm and mill were established in the 1930s and has been run by the Lima family ever since. El Salvador is renowned for producing speciality coffee and is home to some of the world’s most sought-after varietals. Finca Serbia is one of several farms on the Balcanes Estate, which has earned a reputation for producing Cup of Excellence winning coffees. Coffee is shade-grown under Cedar and Oak Trees. It is organically farmed and Rainforest Certified. The rich volcanic soils here are typical of this region and help produce rich dark chocolate sweetness with subtle hints of red fruit acidity. Once picked, the coffee cherries are pulped to remove the skins and washed to remove the sticky pulp from the fruit. The beans are then dried and graded. LAS SEGOVIAS, Nicaragua Pioneer in Nicaragua specialty coffee. Nueva Segovia borders Honduras to the north and is located within Nicaragua’s Central Highlands. Rugged mountains reaching 1,800 M.A.S.L. alternate with deep valleys and create numerous microclimates. While the western slopes are dry and protected from the moist winds of the Caribbean Sea, the eastern slopes are one of the wettest places in the world. The proximity of Pico Mogotón, an inactive volcano at the border to Honduras, and the Dipilto-Jalapa Mountain Range ensures soil fertility. Nueva Segovia does not account for much in Nicaragua’s coffee production in terms of volume. But the area has built a strong reputation in producing the best coffee in the country: year in and year out, coffee from Nueva Segovia stands out in every Cup of Excellence competition. CASTANHAS, Brazil Coffee farming for generations. Twenty producers from Sul de Minas participate in the production of our Castanhas. Located between Cerrado and Alta Mogiana, Sul de Minas has a long history in coffee. Many farms are family businesses passing from generation to generation. Castanhas is a coffee available year in and year out and offers a very distinctive cup profile around chestnut and chocolate. The coffee is processed and sorted by Cocatrel Direct Trade (CDT). This sector is for specialty coffees and exports. The sector is where they select, promote and sell the best coffees of the coop. Cocatrel was founded in 1961 and headquartered in Três Pontas, the Cooperative of Coffee Growers of the Three Ends Zone (Cocatrel) At Cocatrel the cooperative can choose how they want to sell their coffee. The cooperative also has a complete platform of services that give basis and sustainability to the business of the cooperative members, such as specialized technical assistance, laboratory of soil and leaf analysis, store of agricultural materials, parts and agricultural machinery, mechanical workshop and rental of harvesters and roasting. The dissemination of knowledge, with the training of cooperative members and collaborators makes Cocatrel a cooperative that values its human resources and understands that information is the basis for everyone’s success

Origin

Brazil Sul de Minas, Brazil; Ocotal, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua; El Congo, Santa Ana, El Salvador

Process

washed