LUZ ÁNGELA ROJAS, COLOMBIA

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Location : Chorro Alto, Huila Landed : April 2026 Altitude : 1,600 - 1,850 masl Varietal : Orange Geisha Process : Yeast inoculation + thermal shock washed Flavour profile : Tea rose, cherry & blood orange Category : Limited & Experimental Free shipping over £32. Buy 2x250g bags and get 50%off your third one. Earlier this year we had the pleasure of working with our first lot directly from Luz Ángela Rojas and her family farm Chorro Alto. It was a special, special lot and it did not hang about! Two weeks was all we got of it. We knew we wanted to line up her next harvest, and Mi Café made it possible. We pre-released this lot to help extend its time online, trying to make it as available and easy to grab a bag as possible. Luz Ángela Rojas is the partner of Edinson Argote, and we have been purchasing coffee from their flagship farm Quebraditas for a few years now. This lot, like last harvest's Orange Geisha on the table could simply not be ignored. Made up of the rare Orange Geisha variety and undergoing a heavy intervention processing, the flavour profile is one that makes you do a double take, one that has you fighting over who can slurp the last of the cupping bowl. An intensely sweet and floral cup. Syrupy sweet tea rose leads with cherry taking over for a long and delicate middle. The acidity lingers, with hints of raspberry ion the citrus, reminding us of fresh blood orange juice. A lot to be quick on if you want some. LUZ ÁNGELA ROJAS Luz Ángela Rojas grew up surrounded by coffee plants and immersed in the nature while helping her father with every task the farm required. Her childhood and adolescence were spent amidst the green landscape of the coffee fields, where she learned from a young age the value of hard work in the fields. During a time of coffee crisis, her parents, seeing how difficult it was to survive in this world, advised her not to stay there. "Study, do something different," they said. The idea was for her to go to university and follow a different path, away from the challenges of the coffee sector. Moreover, being a woman in this sector is not easy, as the role of women on coffee farms was generally limited to household duties, looking after children, and maintaining the home. With the decision to attend university, Ángela began her career in healthcare, where she became a head nurse. However, as she advanced in her career and gained professional experience, something was calling her back to her roots: coffee. Once she completed h

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Landed April 2026; category Limited & Experimental.