Colombia Loma Verde

LIGHT ROAST Nectarine | Apricot | Milk Chocolate | Creamy | Juicy

Location: Santa Bárbara, Antioquia

Varietal: Chiroso Elevation: 1,650-1,950 meters Milling Process: Natural Drying Process: Sundried

Chiroso is a rare high altitude Colombian coffee variety know for its intense sweet, floral, and citrus profile, similar to Gesha. Chiroso is a unique and mysterious variety originating from Ethiopia, yet still unknown how it ended up in Antioquia. This lot is quite different from our other current Ruby Reserves. We taste stone fruits like peach, nectarine & apricots and the natural processing is not overwhelming. The coffee has a nice milk chocolate background with a creamy body and juicy sweet finish

Finca Loma Verde is an award-winning farm at the Santa Bárbara Estate high in the Andes Mountains in Fredonia, Antioquia. Santa Bárbara was founded by Pedro Echavarría Sr. over 40 years ago. The Echavarría family has been in coffee for many generations and has become a pioneer in Colombian coffee with a vertically integrated farm, dry mill and export operations. 

We first traveled to Santa Bárbara in 2018 to secure a long-term relationship for offering their naturally processed microlots. The combination of high altitude, volcanic soil, and growing expertise results in one of Colombia's best natural process coffees.  The coffee is shade grown with a 20 year reforestation program to replant native trees in the farm.

Produced by Finca Loma Verde in the Santa Bárbara region of Antioquia, this Colombia Loma Verde offering showcases the unique potential of the Chiroso varietal. Cultivated between 1650 and 1950 masl, the coffee is prepared using a natural process, a method often associated with enhanced sweetness and body in the final cup. You can learn more about how these processing methods influence the final profile in our technical guide.

Roasted by Magnolia Coffee, this lot presents a distinct sensory experience characterized by stone fruit notes like nectarine and apricot, balanced by a creamy, milk chocolate finish. While natural-processed coffees often exhibit heavier fruit-forward profiles, the specific nuances of this Antioquian harvest highlight the diversity found within Colombia · Santa Bárbara, Antioquia. To better understand the descriptors identified in this coffee, we recommend referencing our flavor wheel to explore the relationship between these specific fruit and confectionary notes.