Lot 1b: CGLE Tricolor, Hybrid Washed

Why this name?:

The Colombian soccer team is commonly known as the "tricolor". The Tricolor is recognized for bringing together the passion of all Colombians and being an instrument of union.

About this varietal:

The varietal was created with a crossing experiment of selected Caturras and Geisha. The main reasons of creating this varietal was to increase the amount of resistances to the coffee rust and also adaptability to dry seasons. The research started in 2011 with a first selection of Caturras planted in Potosi farm and the hybrid result of that selection was planted in the field in 2014. Three years later in the first harvest the cherries were processed to verify the cup and as expected it had a lack of complexity. More than a good cup the team was looking for a difference in the physiology of the trees, production of fresh cherries per tree, etc. Once this second phase was finished and the results were shown the last crossing was done using the geisha varietal previously selected from Cerro Azul farm. The first lot with this new hybrid was planted in 2017 in one of the highest lots in Potosi farm (1860 masl).