Ombligon - Finca El Diviso

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
  65
• Bright
  50
• Experimental
  50
• Clean
  25
• Sweet
  25

This Ombligon lot is a highly expressive coffee produced in Pitalito, Huila, by the Lasso brothers Nestor and Adrian. Their farm Finca El Diviso is known for showcasing both rare genetics and advanced post-harvest innovation. The Ombligon varietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. is believed to be an Ethiopian HeirloomHeirloom (Ethiopia)A catch-all label for Ethiopia's thousands of indigenous, largely uncatalogued coffee varieties — used when a lot's exact genetics are unknown. and Pacamara mutation. Once harvested, floated, washedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly., and given a thermal shockThermal shockAn experimental process that hits fermented cherry with rapid hot-then-cold water changes to lock aromatics into the seed. Associated with ultra-expressive competition lots. at 50°C to prepare for fermentation. It's processing then follows a meticulous multi-phase protocol: an initial 48 hour oxidation with mosto, a second thermal shock, and a sealed anaerobic fermentationAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. with added brewer’s yeast in a tightly controlled bioreactor. Drying is equally deliberate, combining mechanical drying, a restingRoast date / restingSpecialty bags carry the roast date, not a best-before. Coffee needs days to degas CO₂ after roasting ('resting') and is typically best within weeks, not months. stabilisation period, and slow canopy drying to achieve optimal moisture. This precise workflow is designed to maximize clarity, sweetness, and depth, resulting in a dense, fruit-forward cup with layered notes of Guava, Cane Sugar, Cranberry, and Blood Orange. Nestor has a reputation as one of Colombia’s most distinctive and intentional producers of process-driven coffees and we are thrilled to bring you another of his spectacular lots.