Kaffi is a small coffee roaster in Os in Østerdalen, which was founded in 2020 by Kaffi was founded in the spring of 2020 by two-time Norwegian Barista Champion Adrian Berg, and Barista Trainer and Certified Judge Silje Arnevik. Our aim was to provide education and consultancy in the field of coffee, but we needed a roastery at the core to have access to raw materials. It ended with the roasting business growing bigger and bigger and suddenly we became a full-fledged coffee roaster that in 2023 came second in the Norwegian championship of Coffee Roasting. We have also recently opened a showroom in Trondheim at Erling Skakkes Gate 39, where we open the doors almost every Friday and invite people in to taste exciting and varied types of coffee.

Sebastián Gómez

COUNTRY: Colombia

FARM/COOP/STATION: La Divisa

VARIETAL: Castillo

PROCESSING: Natural

ALTITUDE: 1200– 1800 m.a.s.l.

OWNER: Sebastián Gómez

REGION: Circacia, Quindio

FLAVOUR NOTES: plums, figs, red fruits, cacao nibs.

ABOUT THIS COFFEE

Sebastian Gomez comes from a traditional coffee family. He along with his father owns La Divisa Farm, a 13-hectare farm, located at 1.700, in Circasia, Quindío. On the farm, they have some beautiful shade trees such as Guamo, Guayacan, Gualandai, and Nogal. Sebastian is a young farmer and along with his wife both work on the coffee duties and administrative matters. His father, John, has been working in coffee for more than 30 years and has been taking care of the coffee farm since he bought the farm in 1995. Sebastian started to be more involved in coffee in 2014 when he came back To Colombia. Sebastian could witness the specialty movement in other countries, so he decided to be more involved in coffee and it was when they decided to focus on specialty coffee. They planted varieties such as Geisha and Pink Bourbon. Sebastian shared that they knew they were about to wait and just let their hard work speak out. It was three years after they could see the marvelous result. Sebastian tells us that 10 years later, quantity was the focus, but now they see a radical change since now the focus in the coffee industry is quality.Sebastian enjoys passing time with his baby and wife. He loves skating, and the best moment for him is when he goes skating while he walks around with his baby in the park.

COFFEE IN COLOMBIA

Although coffee production in Colombia did not become a large commercial industry until the 19th century, it is likely that coffee was introduced to Colombia about a century earlier by Jesuit priests.

Once commercial production started, it spread quickly. The first commercial coffee plantations were established in the northeast, near the border with Venezuela. Today, coffee is widespread and grown commercially in 20 of Colombia’s 32 Departments.

Historically, Colombia’s most renowned coffee-growing region has been the Eje Cafetero (Coffee Axis), also known as the ‘Coffee Triangle’. This region includes the departments of Caldas, Quindío and Risaralda. With a combined total area of 13,873 km² (5356 mi²), the region covers about 1.2% of the Colombian territory and composes 15% of the total land planted under coffee in the country. The region has also been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.

While the Eje Cafetero is still a coffee-producing powerhouse, coffee production in Colombia now extends far beyond this zone. In recent years, the departments of Huila, Tolima, Cauca and Nariño have become sought after and well-known coffee-growing regions. Today, they are the largest producers of coffee in Colombia by volume.

Today, there are an estimated 540,000 coffee producers in the country; around 95% of these are smallholder farmers with landholdings that are under 5 hectares. These farmers collectively contribute around 16% of the country’s annual agricultural GDP.