San Juan - XO Natural - Finca Potosi, Cafe Granja La Esperanza

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Cauca

Tasting notes

Tastes Like: Rum, Pineapple, Oak Origin: Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca, 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.: San Juan Producer: Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera Elevation: 1,400 - 1,860 masl Process: XO NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. About the Cup This San Juan XO Natural presents a spirit-forward cup with rum-like aromatics, bright pineapple, and an oak-toned finish. The structure is rounded and fruit-driven, with the XO Natural process contributing depth and fermented-fruit intensity while the Caicedonia elevation keeps the profile defined rather than heavy. About Finca Potosi, Cafe Granja La Esperanza Café Granja La Esperanza is led by brothers Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera, third-generation Colombian coffee producers whose family history is closely tied to Finca Potosí in Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca. The farm’s coffee history began when Juan Antonio Herrera and Blanca Ligia Correa expanded the original TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against. plantings to include Yellow BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., Red Bourbon, and CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America., establishing the foundation for the Herrera family’s continued focus on variety selection and quality-focused production. This San Juan lot is associated with Finca Potosí, Café Granja La Esperanza’s Caicedonia farm, where elevations range from 1,400 to 1,860 masl. Across their farm group, Café Granja La Esperanza is known for pairing distinctive varieties with carefully controlled processing protocols, including natural, honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural., hybrid 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., XO, and Napoleon profiles. About San Juan San Juan is a rare specialty variety closely associated with Café Granja La Esperanza’s work at Finca Potosí. Public variety documentation is limited compared with more widely cataloged varieties, so this coffee is best understood through its specific farm and process context rather than through broad genetic claims. In this lot, San Juan is paired with the XO Natural process, producing a cup that emphasizes tropical fruit, spirit-like sweetness, and a structured wood-toned finish. About Processing XO Natural is Café Granja La Esperanza’s extended nat