OCASO COFFEE SALENTO , COLOMBIA

A short ride from the Colombian heritage town of Salento is a treasure , one that is nestled amongst the shade trees of a sub-tropical forest , shade that helps produce some of the best coffee available anywhere in the world .

Ocaso Coffee Farm isn ’ t unique to this part of the world , this is a coffee growing epicentre , Salento and it ’ s surrounds are world renowned as having some of the best growing conditions imaginable , but what separates Ocaso is the unique philosophy that sees it growing the cream of the crop .

It ’ s suggested that coffee grown under double shade , provided by two layers of forest canopy , taste better as the environment benefits from the shade providing improved conditions for water , air , and soil . This all allows the coffee to mature at a much slower pace developing unique