Light roasts: why Colombian coffee shines
Less roast, more origin. What changes in the cup when the roaster stops early.
Author
Federico
Coffee lover and editor of Specialty Coffee Colombia. Writes between Bogotá and Rome.
Meet the women growers of Cauca
An association of 60 producers is changing how coffee is grown and paid for in the south of Colombia.
French press without the sludge
A cleaner cup from the simplest brewer: the trick is patience, not pressure.
Coffee regions of Colombia, explained in one map
From the Sierra Nevada to Nariño: how altitude, rain and latitude shape what ends up in your cup.
AeroPress for one: three recipes that never fail
Classic, inverted and bypass: how to get a sweet cup from the most forgiving brewer there is.
Inside a Nariño micro-lot at 2,000 metres
Volcanic soil, cold nights and tiny farms: why Nariño produces some of the most floral coffees in Colombia.
Chemex at home: a slow, sweet recipe for two
The thick filter gives a silky, very clean cup. Perfect for a Nariño with floral notes.
Finca La Esperanza: three generations above the clouds
We spent a harvest week with the Rojas family in Pitalito, from the first pick to the drying beds.
How to brew the perfect V60 with a washed Huila
A clean, bright cup in three minutes: the recipe we use every morning, step by step.