Beto Narvaez (Papayo)

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  70
• Funky
  40

Unique Yellow Papayo 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. from Beto Narvaez’s farm, Buenos Aires, in Cabeceras, Huila, Colombia. Beto take an innovative approach to processing, amplifying aromatics through his multi-stage method, first whole cherry in closed bags for 36hrs., then depulped & fermented in sealed barrels without water for 48hrs., finally 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 thermal shocked, dried slowly for three weeks. Featured in our April 2026 Subscription alongside Polo Calderon's Pink BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars.