Los Guacharos ~ Field Blend | Huila, Colombia

Name: Los Guacharos ~ Field Blend | Huila, Colombia
SKU: FILTER-GUACHAROS
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SKU: FILTER-GUACHAROS Category: Coffee

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Size

250g1kg

Clear

Producers: members of Los Guácharos group (Beto Narvaez, German Ortiz, Nelson Rodriguez, Jose Uribe Lasso, & Viviana Realpe)
Farm locations: Bruselas, Huila, Colombia
Varieties: Field Blend (Caturra, Tabi, & Variedad Colombia)
Processing: Multi-Stage Washed
Importer: Shared Source
Harvest: January 2025

Made by combining the efforts of 5 members of the Guacharos group, Beto Narvaez, German Ortiz, Nelson Rodriguez, Jose Uribe Lasso, & Viviana Realpe. A post-process blend of Caturra, Tabi, & Variedad Colombia varieties, which underwent similar two-stage fermentations. A classic chuggable profile that is buttery, with orange-like acidity, balanced with a grounding nuttiness.

About Guacharos

This crew of producers are working to rewrite the script as independent producers working as a collective, converting to organic ag, making their own soil amendments, treating waste water with stone/sand filtration systems and planting plenty of shade diversity. It’s common to visit a farm and they’re brewing a chemex or V60 of their latest crop for you with a good quality handmill. You’d feel right at home.

Processing

Cherries are left to begin the initial fermentation process in sealed plastic bags, then depulped the next day, where they’re left to continue fermenting. Some producers use sealed plastic barrels with one-way valves for off-gassing, and a few producers are using open-air tanks. Coffees ferment for 36-48 hours (on average), before they’re washed. Each producer has a different routine, but many dry on raised beds or shaded drying patios. Parchment coffee is stored in grain pro bags at home to ensure that humidity is stable at around 10.5%. Their collective efforts result in a classic sweet profile, nutty, milk chocolate and buttery with orange-like acid and welcome fruitless – due to it being a producer blend there are some brews with a more intense baklava-like pastry and floral rosewater flavour that we affectionately refer to as ‘rosewater roulette’.