Notes:

Caramel, fig and hazelnut 🌰

Villamaría – Caldas, Colombia

• Region: Caldas, Colombia | Altitude: 1800 MASL

• Varieties: Variedad Colombia, Castillo Naranjal | Process: Washed

• Screen Size: 15+ | Sorting: Optical | Packing: GrainPro

Villamaría’s Jamaica processing station was chosen for its ideal climate and altitude, allowing for high quality natural and washed coffee production at scale. The project has reshaped the local coffee economy, encouraging producers to sell whole cherries to La Aurora, rather than processed parchment, ensuring better prices and reduced labour.

Today, 30–50 producers from Villamaría and nearby communities benefit from this model, with participation growing each harvest.

Jamaica’s lower altitude enables controlled drying using Nuna dehydrators and mechanical systems, optimising honey and natural processing.

For Villamaría Washed, cherries are delivered to La Aurora, sorted, pulped, and fermented for 24 hours before drying on raised beds.

This coffee is great as both a filter or espresso.