Colombia El Tropico

Coffee overview

El Tropico is full of bright acidity and sugary sweetness. Despite its appearance as a community field blend, it comes from Qima Coffee's Special Reserve series, and presents an exceptionally clean cup due to its meticulous processing. This coffee will present the hallmark notes of a washed Huila, with lots of citrus acidity, stonefruit sweetness, and a clean finish. This coffee also leans into tartness reminiscent of Kenya SL-varieties.

Coffee flavor profile

Peach, orange blossom, blackcurrant.

Acidity: citrus
Sweetness: juicy
Body: sugary, tart

Brewing evaluation

Rest: 25+ days recommended

Filter eval day 1: Gabi Standard Recipe of 1:18 shows a bright and expressive cup loaded with citrus and stonefruit character. The Caturra variety is on full display between the citrus notes and sugary body. An interesting tartness finishes this cup and reminds of a Kenya variety.

We use 60 hardness, 20 buffer water heated to 198F in all of our recipes.

Information

Farm: multiple farmers
Region: Huila
Country: Colombia
Variety: Caturra field blend
Process: Washed
Sourcing: Qima Coffee