Colombia Libardo Ortiz Chiroso

Whole bean coffee

We roast to order on Mondays and Wednesdays and ship the same day. Orders will be included in a roast if they’re received by 4pm Eastern Time the day before.

Origin: Colombia

Region: Huila

Locality: Pitalito

Farm Name: La Cabaña

Producer: Libardo Ortiz Cubillos

Altitude: 1700 - 1850 meters

Process: Washed

Variety: Chiroso

Tasting notes: Apple, lime, green tea

Libardo Ortiz grows a wide range of varieties at his farm, from typical high yield crops like Caturra, Catuai, V. Colombia, and Castillo to “exotics” like Pink Bourbon, Gesha, and Chiroso. We bought a little of each in the latter group this year, our first working with Libardo through the introduction of our sourcing partners at Osito Coffee. At his farm, Finca la Cabaña, Libardo uses a two-step washed fermentation process. He begins by fermenting whole cherries in a sealed, limited-oxygen environment for 24 hours, then de-pulps the seeds and ferments them again in open air tanks for another 40 hours. The result is a densely sweet and fruity cup, with a slightly savory element for an additional layer of delicious complexity.

This lot is of the Chiroso variety, a relative newcomer closely associated with the town of Urrao in the northern department of Antioquia. This is the first Chiroso we’ve ever seen from Huila.

We think it tastes like apple, lime, and green tea.

Transparency

This is our first year buying from Libardo Ortiz. We scored this lot 87 points and purchased 3 70kg bags for $8.00/lb FOT on a day when the Coffee Commodity price was $1.85/lb.