Colombia
Las Delicias

A female-led coffee with distinctive traits of the Tolima region and hints of red apple, toffee and plum.

Washed process Caturra

Flavour: red apple, toffee, plum

Body: Acidity:

A female-led coffee with distinctive traits of the Tolima region and hints of red apple, toffee and plum.

The town of Herrera sits north of the Hereje river, high on a plateau and surrounded by mountains. Here, near-perfect coffee-growing conditions exist, hence the high density of coffee plantations and seasoned farmers.

Finca Las Delicias, run and owned by Yeni and Luis Edier, is about 30 minutes from the town centre. When she inherited the farm in 2002, they both decided to fully dedicate it to coffee production as their means to provide for their family.

Around 5 years later, they started researching specialty coffee production methods to access better selling prices and a more stable market. Aside from improving the quality of their coffee, they also focused on implementing environmentally-friendly practices. For example, protecting the natural water sources and preserving a portion of the indigenous forest that exist within the farm.

This lot is a Caturra varietal, grown in a shady plot. The process is a classic washed and then dried in Elda house for 12 days.

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Ethical, traceable sourcing

This page has all the sourcing information (variety, process, region, story, importer, and more) that our importers share with us, and give us permission to use.

The transparency helps us talk confidently about the quality and background of our product, and it helps you know exactly what you’re buying.

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Our coffee philosophy
Our business approach

Fresh harvest coffee

We only source and roast coffee from each country’s latest harvest season (so the green coffee is never older than 1 year from the time of picking, processing and packing). This ensures the sensory qualities are always at their peak and unaffected by excessive ageing.

Roasted for espresso and filter (best enjoyed black)

Roast style: omni. Omni roasts are designed to brew and taste great both as espresso and filter. Our omni single origins generally sit on Agtron values in the ~70-60 value range. So, technically, they are somewhere in the lighter side of the medium spectrum.

Designed for espresso and filter brewing. Best enjoyed black.

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Our Loring Kestrel S35 roaster
Our roasting style and approach

Best brewed within days 15-49 post-roast

The ‘fresh is best’ saying doesn’t apply to coffee (contrary to popular belief). Waiting before opening and brewing your bag of whole coffee beans helps develop peak flavour and acidity.

But heads up: if you buy pre-ground coffee, brew it as soon as possible.

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Our recommended brewing window

Try our custom brewing recipes

Our recipes and ratios are tailored to our coffee sourcing and roasting styles, bringing the best flavour and feel out of each coffee.

For pour over, immersion, and other filter brewing styles, check our brew guides.
For our espresso single origins, we recommend a coffee:yield ratio of 1:3:

Dose: 20g ground coffee
Yield: 60g espresso
Total brew time: ~24-28 seconds

This is just a starting point! We encourage you to experiment, taste, and adjust to find the recipe that you enjoy the most.

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Our espresso brew guide (single origin)
Brewing ratio calculator

Packaging and sustainability

Bags: ABA-certified home compostable (AS 5810-2010)
Labels: recyclable
Valves (only on +250g bags): general waste
Box and tape (online orders): recyclable

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Our packaging

Producer: Yeni Esmid Gutierrez & Luis Edier Reinoso
Country: Colombia
Region: Tolima
Altitude: 1800m above sea level
Variety: Caturra
Process: washed
Importer: Caravela
Body
Acidity
Tasting notes: Red apple, toffee, plum
Roast style: Omni (filter + espresso)

Variety

Caturra variety

Caturra is a natural mutation of Bourbon that was originally discovered in Brazil in 1937, considered to be the first naturally occurring mutation ever discovered.

The location

Coffee from Colombia

Colombia is one of the largest coffee producers in the world and benefits greatly from having one of the most unique and complex set of micro-climates of all coffee producing nations.

The Tolima region of Colombia

The word ‘Tolima’ comes from the local indigenous language and means a “river of snow or cloud”.

Farm processes

Washed process

Machines are used to remove the flesh from the coffee cherry before being fermented in water, washed again, and finally sun dried. This process tends to result in more distinct, cleaner flavours.