Colombia: Quebraditas, Papayo, Advanced Honey [125g]

Tasting notes

In the roaster’s words

Colombia: Quebraditas, Papayo, Advanced Honey *Our Special Reserve coffees are offered in 125g bags - a smaller measure that reflects their rarity and quality, and a way to make these exceptional lots more accessible to those seeking something truly unique* This complex cup is full of bold flavours. Starting with sour cherry sweets and a creamy body, the processing adds a definite funky edge. The finish is crisp grapefruit, with the tropical citrus of yuzu on the aftertaste. As it cools, the cherry gives way to black grape and extra layers of candy sweetness develop, whilst the grapefruit opens up into full, perfume like florals. A First For Quebraditas Twenty kilos. That's all we have. So before we get into the why of this coffee, here's the headline: this is the first honey-processed coffee ever produced at Quebraditas, and it's a Papayo. If you've been following Edinson Argote's work, you'll already know that's a significant pairing. If you haven't, settle in. Edinson Argote – The Producer Edinson's story is the kind that gets retold a lot in specialty coffee circles, and for good reason. Originally from San Adolfo in Huila, he was orphaned at three when his mother passed away and was raised by his sister. He left home at eleven to find work, spent his teenage years moving between jobs, and at eighteen joined the Colombian Army, completing eighteen months of service before being discharged. His first proper introduction to coffee came at twenty, working at his cousin's buying station in Acevedo, Huila. The job itself was largely physical (loading and unloading sacks) but in the quieter moments he started pulling apart what made one coffee different from another, taking cupping courses to sharpen his palate and getting properly hooked on the sensory side of things. From there, he moved into the Cauca region, working on some of the most progressive and experimental farms in Colombian specialty coffee. He climbed quickly, eventually running quality and processing control at one of them, picking up the technical and fermentation expertise that now defines his work. The whole time, the goal was always the same: to one day run his own. That moment came when he met his partner, who comes from a coffee-growing family in Oporapa, Huila. Her family already had a traditional farm called Chorro Alto, and together they founded Quebraditas Coffee Farm – a project built around exotic varietals and the kind of high-precision coffee processing techniques Edinson had spe

Notes

Special Reserve microlot. First honey-processed coffee from Quebraditas. 125g bag size. Only 20kg produced.