Colombia – Little Pearls
Origin: Antioquia, Colombia
Producers: Various Smallholders
Variety: Chiroso
Process: Washed
Altitude: 2,100 masl
Harvest: 2025
Roast Level: Light
Tasting Notes: 🍓 Tart Berries · 🍒 Red Fruits · 🍏 Green Jolly Rancher
ABOUT THIS COFFEELittle Pearls is a beautiful expression of collaboration and community — a combination lot made up of coffees from smallholder producers in Antioquia, Colombia. These small lots, though often too small to export individually, are exceptionally high in quality. By combining them, producers can bring their coffee to market while preserving its distinct character and vibrant flavor profile.
This project allows small farmers to receive fair compensation for their meticulous work while creating a coffee that rivals (and often surpasses) larger, single-producer lots.
PROCESSING DETAILSEach contributing farmer carefully manipulates different fermentation variables — from temperature, cleanliness, and batch size to fermentation duration and drying method — to enhance the coffee’s flavor complexity. Fermentation typically lasts 24–48 hours, occasionally extending up to 72 hours, followed by 7–14 days of slow drying on raised beds.
These subtle differences between producers contribute to the layered, fruit-forward complexity that defines this lot.
THE CUPIn the cup, we taste juicy red fruits, tart berries, and a playful hint of green Jolly Rancher candy. The coffee shines with a bright malic acidity, a light body, and a sparkling, clean finish.
It’s vibrant, sweet, and refreshingly crisp — a joyful reminder that Colombia’s smallholder producers continue to craft some of the most expressive and dynamic coffees in the world.