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Hannah's Choice · Mitaca

Relationship Coffee · El Caney Estate

🌱 Mitaca Harvest
SCA Score: 85.5
55 bags afloat
Expected in Antwerp in the second half of November (subject to change)
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Sensory Experience
red currant toasted almond panela milk chocolate orange zest
A livelier take on the house style, juicy red currant acidity over toasted almond and milk chocolate, with a panela sweetness and a bright orange-zest lift on the finish.
🔥 Roaster's Insight
  • Roast approach: A clean washed Caturra with the slightly brighter acidity typical of a mitaca lot, a standard light-medium washed profile works well, with a touch less development than you'd use on the main-harvest Hannah's Choice to preserve that extra lift.
  • Watch for: As with any mitaca lot, expect a bit more day-to-day variation than the main harvest, a quick cup on arrival helps confirm the profile before committing to a fixed roast.

About this Coffee

Hannah's Choice, Mitaca is the fly-crop harvest of our relationship-coffee lot from Gustavo Zuluaga at El Caney Estate, the same washed Caturra, picked at a different point in the year.

The cherries get a slow 24-hour pre-ferment before pulping, then rest another 48 hours in the tank to fully develop: a patient, two-stage fermentation that gives this mitaca lot a touch more depth and brightness than a straight wash would.

See also the main-harvest Hannah's Choice from the same farm.

This lot comes from the mitaca, Colombia's smaller second harvest. Our guide on how to source Colombian microlots in Europe explains the main crop and mitaca windows and how to reserve a lot.

Gustavo Zuluaga

Identity Sheet

📍Origin Colombia
⭕Process Washed Cherries are pulped and the mucilage fermented off before drying, producing a clean, bright cup.
🗺️Region Risaralda
💧Drying Mechanical dryer Parchment is dried using controlled, heated airflow rather than sun-drying, more consistent moisture control.
⛰️Terroir Belén de Umbría
💦Moisture 10.5%
📦Packaging 70kg · GrainPro + Jute
🏷️Container Traviesa
🏡Farm Finca El Caney
🏔️Altitude 1650 masl
👤Producer Gustavo Zuluaga
📐Area 25 hectares
🌱Species Arabica
📅Harvest Period Mitaca (fly crop)
🌿Variety Caturra A natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon, compact and high-yielding, with a clean, balanced cup.
🖐️Type of Harvest Manual Cherries are hand-picked, selecting only ripe cherries, slower but higher quality than mechanical harvesting.
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Rainforest Alliance-certified farm
El Caney Estate holds Rainforest Alliance certification, meeting its standards for sustainable farming, fair labor conditions and biodiversity protection.
✔Single Estate
⏱24h Response Time
📍Available to reserve now (pre-order)
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