Colombia La Mina Caturra

The López family's selective cherry harvesting, obsessive sorting, and meticulous processing have made La Mina one of the country's most decorated coffee farms, securing an impressive number of wins at the prestigious Cup of Excellence competition.

This single-origin offering from Intelligentsia Coffee showcases the work of the López family at their La Mina farm in Colombia. The coffee is built on Caturra, a varietal prized for its balanced productivity and cup clarity. Caturra tends toward bright acidity and refined sweetness, qualities that often support clarity of origin character.

The López family's stewardship of this microlot represents the kind of direct-trade relationship Intelligentsia has developed with Colombian producers. This lot invites exploration of how terroir and varietal expression combine—comparing tasting notes against the flavor wheel can help identify the specific sensory markers that define this particular harvest.