Caldas · Morrogordo · 1 638 m
Manizales
The capital of Caldas, perched on Andean ridges facing the Nevado del Ruiz.
Field notes
Manizales
Manizales, the departmental capital, spreads along the ridges of the Central Cordillera at over 2,100 metres. Its neo-Gothic cathedral, the tallest in Colombia, watches over a university and coffee town.
Around the city, veredas such as Morrogordo grow coffee on the mountain slopes, with the snows of the Nevado del Ruiz as a backdrop.
- Manizales Cathedral
- Nevado del Ruiz
- University town
Sensory analysis
Caramel, dark chocolate, panela · medium citric acidity · creamy body
85.0/ 100 SCA
Process: Washed · traditional fermentation · sun-dried · Varieties: Castillo, Cenicafé 1, Colombia
Data: Comité de Cafeteros de Caldas · Evaluation protocol: SCA
Suggested brew
V60
Recipe
18 g · 300 ml
3 min
A gentle pour-over brings out caramel and panela with a clean citrus acidity.
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