Single-farm Colombian coffee · roasted weekly in Boston
Café de altura from three family farms in Huila, Nariño and the Sierra Nevada — picked ripe at 1,650 to 2,150 meters, roasted in small batches and at your door within five days of leaving the drum.
01 — Origin
Above 1,600 meters, cold nights slow the coffee cherry down. It ripens for weeks longer, packs in more sugar, and gives a cup that is brighter and sweeter. Every bag we sell names the farm, the family and the exact height it grew at.
Rafael & Luz Dary Mestre
Eleven hectares under guamo and banana shade, a two-hour mule ride above Pueblo Bello. Rafael dries every lot on raised beds for 24 days — the sea breeze off the Caribbean keeps the cherries cool and the fruit notes clean.
Marleny Cuéllar & sons
Marleny took over her father's six hectares in 2009 and replanted half with Pink Bourbon and a small plot of Geisha. Picking happens in five passes, so only fully ripe, wine-red cherries go to the wet mill.
Aurelio Benavides
At 2,150 meters, El Mirador is one of the highest working farms we know. Aurelio leaves part of the sticky mucilage on the bean while it dries — a honey process that turns Nariño's sharp acidity into something closer to orange blossom.
“The mountain does half the work. We just wait for the cherry to be ready.”
Marleny Cuéllar, Finca La Esperanza
02 — Process
Fruit and mucilage are removed before drying. The cleanest, most transparent cup — you taste the farm and the variety.
Bright · clean · tea-like
The skin is removed but the sticky mucilage stays on while the bean dries. Rounder body, honeyed sweetness, softer acidity.
Sweet · round · floral
The whole cherry dries in the sun, like a raisin, before the bean is hulled. Wild, jammy, unmistakably fruity.
Berry · winey · heavy
03 — Roast
We roast on Tuesdays and Fridays in 12 kg batches and ship the same afternoon. Most of our coffees sit on the lighter side of the scale; the espresso and decaf go a little further for milk drinks.
04 — Shop
Every coffee comes in 12 oz or 2 lb bags, whole bean or ground to order. Free U.S. shipping from $45.
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05 — Altura Club
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06 — Brew guide
