Colombia Sara Gutierrez (Espresso)

Sara Gutiérrez is fifth generation coffee, born into a Quindío family that's been growing coffee since long before "specialty" was a word anyone used. Finca La Helena in Filandia is the older of the family's farms, and it's where that generational knowledge runs deepest. Sara has spent her career pushing the family's coffee forward, chasing better processing, better quality and better outcomes for the people who grow it, all while staying rooted in the land her family has worked for decades.

This lot is Castillo, a variety bred specifically for Colombian conditions, grown at 1,910 metres and washed clean for a cup that's classic Colombian comfort with real depth. In the cup: cocoa, caramel and a creamy, mild stonefruit sweetness that lingers.

Smooth. Balanced. Unmistakably Colombian.

Flavour notes

Cocoa. Caramel. Creamy mild stonefruit.

Washed process. Castillo variety. Smooth body. Gentle sweetness.

You've got questions, we've got answers.

What's Castillo, and why does it matter?

Castillo is a coffee variety developed in Colombia to resist coffee leaf rust while still producing an excellent cup. It's become one of the country's most planted varieties for good reason, it's reliable for farmers and consistently delivers the smooth, chocolatey, well balanced profile Colombian coffee is famous for. This lot is a great example of why growers trust it.

Will this taste like a "basic" Colombian coffee, or is there more going on?

There's more going on. Yes, it's got that familiar cocoa and caramel base people love about Colombian coffee, but the creamy stonefruit note lifts it into something with genuine character. This isn't background noise coffee, it's an easy drinking cup that still gives you something to notice.

Is this coffee espresso or filter?

This one is roasted for espresso. The cocoa and caramel hold up beautifully under pressure, especially with milk, while the stonefruit sweetness still sneaks through underneath. It's a proper espresso roast that doesn't get boring in a flat white.

Who grows this coffee?

Sara Gutiérrez, a fifth generation coffee grower from Quindío, Colombia. This lot comes from Finca La Helena in Filandia, one of the family's farms, where decades of accumulated knowledge go into every harvest. Buying this coffee supports a family that has quite literally spent generations getting this right.

Roasted fresh, shipped fast.

Roasted five days a week on our IMF hot air roaster for an even roast with no scorching and no bitterness. Dispatched daily before 1pm, stamped with the roast date, because good Colombian coffee deserves to arrive fresh, not stale from sitting on a shelf.

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Origin: Colombia

Region: Filandia, Quindío

Farm: Finca La Helena

Producer: Sara Gutiérrez

Variety: Castillo

Process: Washed

Altitude: 1910 MASL

Notes: Cocoa, Caramel, Creamy Mild Stonefruit