Laurina - Natural - Finca La Esperanza, Cafe Granja La Esperanza

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Cauca

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20
• Funky
  20

Tastes Like: Lilac, Port, Plum Origin: La Esperanza , 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.: Laurina Producer: Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera Elevation: 1,400 - 1,730 masl Process: 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 Laurina natural opens with lilac-like florals and settles into a dark-fruited profile of plum and port. The cup is aromatic and wine-toned, with the natural process adding depth and sweetness around Laurina’s lighter, more delicate structure. About Finca La Esperanza, Cafe Granja La Esperanza Café Granja La Esperanza is led by brothers Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera, third-generation Colombian coffee producers continuing a family history rooted in the Potosí farm. The Herrera family’s work has developed from traditional plantings into a multi-farm specialty program focused on precise variety selection, careful agronomy, and controlled processing. This lot comes from La Esperanza and is produced between 1,400 and 1,730 masl. Within Café Granja La Esperanza’s broader farm network, the Herreras are known for working with distinctive varieties such as GeishaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction., Mokka, Sudan Rume, and Laurina, adapting them to Colombian growing conditions while building processing protocols around each variety’s structure. About Laurina Laurina, often referred to as BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Pointu, is a Bourbon-related Arabica mutation associated with Réunion Island. It is valued in specialty coffee for its naturally lower caffeine content and delicate structure, but it is also agronomically challenging, which helps explain why it appears less often than more common Bourbon-derived varieties. In this coffee, Laurina’s lighter frame and floral potential are paired with a natural process, giving the cup lilac aromatics over plum sweetness and a port-like depth rather than a heavy, opaque fruit profile. About Processing This is a natural process lot built around controlled whole-cherry fermentation. Cherries are picked at a purple-grape stage of ripeness, with cherry Brix readings above the 17–18 rang