Name: Ana María Donneys, Wine Honey Caturra
Region: Circasia, Quindío, Colombia
Farm: Finca Villa Libia
Processing: Honey Anaerobic
Varieties: Caturra
Altitude: 1,550 MASL
Notes: orange creamsicle, raw honey, sweet cinnamon, orange wine
Brew Ratios: For pourovers, try a 1:16 coffee-to-water ratio. 198˚F water. Start with a 1:2 ratio for espresso. 200˚F
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Ana María Donneys is a 5th generation coffee grower from Quindio, Colombia. She took over her family's coffee business after her grandfather passed away in 2019. She always heard how hard it was to produce coffee, so after selling her harvest for under the cost of production, she left to Bogota to look for a brighter future. There, she read about the opportunities that one could have if they focused on quality in coffee. Café Primitivo was started in 2020 to honor her family's legacy, especially her grandfather, Primitivo Correal Barrios and to focus on specialty coffee.
Ana María is a Certified Q-Arabica Grader and the co-founder of IWCA Colombia, (International Women Coffee Alliance). IWCA Colombia offers a way of sharing knowledge and bringing people in all the coffee value chain together to create opportunities for women and young coffee producers in Colombia. Being a woman in charge of her farms doesn't come without its challenges but Ana has persevered and has surrounded herself with the people that will collectively do the work with mutual respect. She is committed to producing the best quality of specialty coffee, with certified agricultural, social and environmental practices.
We saw this firsthand when we visited her farm. The way she and her team interact is with sincerity, mutual respect, and a vision for everyone to thrive in this industry.
What excites us about working with Ana is that she is a young visionary with an open heart and truly wants coffee to change the lives of those involved in getting the final product into your cup. She's involved with inspiring the next generation and always curious about how to continue to improve quality.
This Wine Honey (Honey Anaerobic) Caturra is a spice forward, orange creamsicle delight!
When we first launched this coffee in the Quindio Paradise Box Set, we got messages about having this as a 2lb option, so we listened! :)
