Monteblanco Washed

REGION Huila, Colombia TASTES LIKE Black Cherry, Blueberry, Floral ELEVATION 1,730 MASL PLANT VARIETIES Pink Bourbon PROCESS Washed FARM/WASHING STATION/DRYING BED Finca Monteblanco   Finca Monteblanco, located high along the winding mountain roads of Vereda La Tocora in the San Adolfo municipality above Pitalito, is a family farm managed by Rodrigo Sanchez Valencia in the tradition of coffee cultivation that began with his grandfather. Monteblanco’s 18 hectares sit on the crest of a hill, with the wetmill and drying facilities at the top of the farm and slopes of coffee planted below.   In 2002 Rodrigo participated in a local program teaching local children of coffee producers to cup. Before that, he and his family had never considered coffee in terms of cup profile. By learning to differentiate profiles, he and his father and grandfather were able to make the connections between the farming techniques they applied and coffee’s resulting attrib