Picuma, Suaza, Huila, Colombia
Altitude: 1450-600 MASL
Process: Natural
Varietal: Castillo
Tasting Notes: Raspberry, Mango, Candied Lemon
Best Brewed As: Drip, French Press, Pourover, Espresso
Our first natural coffee in a couple years makes the menu, and the wait was worth it. This one's popping with fruit off the bat, but the body is creamy and robust, making this a well balanced, clean natural coffee that we are loving every sip of. Let this one cool off a bit and it opens up to even more depth of flavors. We know you're gonna love this just as much as we do.
From our friends at Osito:
'Finca El Mirador is owned and operated by Osito founders, Jose Jadir Losada and Kyle Bellinger. El Mirador is situated in the village of Picuma, just west of the beautiful Rio Suaza. When Kyle and Jose began their partnership at El Mirador, the farm was 11.7 hectares. Since then the farm has just about doubled to 23 hectares. The village of Picuma is special to the Osito family because Jose grew up there. En route to El Mirador, the Osito team will often stop and say hello to Jose's parents who live on the main road in Picuma. Although Jose now lives with his family in Garzon, Picuma will always be home. El Mirador has 2 year-round workers, one of whom is Jose's father-in-law, Carlos. However, during the harvest, El Mirador ramps their team up to about 25 pickers. Finding pickers in this region of Colombia is not an easy feat, as there is more lucrative work in coca (the plant from which cocaine is derived) in nearby Caquetá. Kyle and Jose hope to encourage pickers to step away from this industry through offering wages far above the national average."