COLOMBIA Santa Fe – Espresso

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Nariño

Tasting notes

Magdalena López’s Finca Santa Fe sits high in the mountains of Nariño near the Galeras Volcano and remains the highest coffee farm we work with. Reaching the farm requires a long climb through steep Andean terrain until the landscape opens to Magdalena’s home and drying patios overlooking the valley below. Above the coffee plots she has preserved the upper part of the mountain as a protected forest reserve called Los Rayos, leaving the forest and water sources untouched. Walking up there during one of our visits, it becomes clear why the farm feels so special. The reserve protects the ecosystem that surrounds the coffee and gives Santa Fe a remarkable sense of place. The farm is planted primarily with Colombia 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., with a smaller plot of Tabi, grown in mineral rich volcanic soils and within a mixed agricultural system typical for this part of Nariño. Year after year this coffee remains one of the easiest to recognize on the cuppingCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees. table, even among dozens of samples. It carries a distinct character and structure that consistently places it among the most memorable coffees we taste.