Timana: Huila, Colombia

From the Importer

Colombia Timaná is an exclusive Olam coffee from the Timaná municipality of South Huila, located in the mountain valley of the Magdalena river between the two main branches of the Colombian Andes. The region provides excellent weather patterns for coffee cultivation.

Timaná is an Excelso grade coffee blending the varieties of Caturra and Colombia. The coffee is grown between 1,600 and 1,950 masl and processed with a washed method. Ripe cherries are pulped and fermented for 16-24 hours, after which they are carefully dried both in the sun and mechanically until the optimum moisture content is reached.

Given the micro-climates in the Timaná region and optimal terroir for growing coffee each Colombia Timaná lot has unique, impressive notes. No two are exactly alike other than being consistently very good.

From the Roaster

While cupping through many samples, this coffee stood out to us for its clarity and simplicity of flavors. Memorable notes of chocolates, sweet peanut butter, and red apple make this one tasty and approachable coffee that will shine no matter how you brew it. If this coffee were a type of dog, it would be a Golden Retriever because of its reliability and easy to love nature. Timana: man’s best friend.

How we’re brewing it

Pour over

Here’s how we’re brewing this coffee in our cafe. We use the Barazta Vario grinder and a Kalita dripper in this recipe.

Grind size: 8W

Coffee dose: 26g

Water dose: 400g

Brew time: 3:45

Water temp: 208F

Yield: 12oz

cold brew

One of the ways this coffee shines most is as cold brew. This is the current offering we use for our Cannonball Cold Brew clients, who get cold brew in their restaurants or offices. If you’re into cold brew we highly recommend giving this one a go. Look at our brew guides for tips on using the Toddy to make cold brew.