Colombia Gildardo Lopez Hoyos

Origin: Colombia

Region: Huila

Locality: Paicol

Farm name: Calamar

Producer: Gildardo Lopez Hoyos

Altitude: 1950 - 2000 masl

Process: Washed

Variety: Pink Bourbon

Tasting notes: Meyer lemon, kiwi, jasmine

Gildardo Lopez Hoyos and his family grow exclusively Pink Bourbon at their farm Finca Calamar in Paicol, Huila, Colombia. We were first introduced to Gildardo and his coffee at the 2021 Copa de Occidente competition for coffee producers in Huila, Colombia. Gildardo and his two sons each produced their own lot for the competition to enter individually.

Though they were already well known locally for the quality of their coffee and were among the favorites to win, nobody expected that out of 42 participants they would run the table and take 2nd, 4th, and 6th place. The results are not only a testament to the quality of their coffee but to its consistency as well. As a member of the judging panel, we had an opportunity to taste these lots side by side with the rest of the field. They stood out in all three rounds of the competition, and our personal ranking would have placed them all in the top four.

Since then we have purchased several more lots from the Lopez family, and the consistently high quality never ceases to impress us. With this coffee we get sweet and fruited flavors of Meyer lemon and kiwi, with a hint of jasmine.

Transparency

This is our second year buying from Gildardo Lopez Hoyos. We scored this lot 87 points and purchased 4 70kg bags for $5.85/lb EXW, on a day when the Coffee Commodity price was $2.16/lb.