SL.OW Coffee Roasters - Velvet Berry | Colombia

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Colombia — Jairo Arcila Chiroso (Natural)

Tastes Like — 🍓 Raspberry • 🥛 Cream • 🍦 Vanilla • 🫐 Boysenberry

DETAILS

• Producer: Jairo Arcila
• Origin: Colombia
• Varietal: Chiroso
• Process: Natural
• Altitude: 1,800–2,000 MASL
• Roast: Filter
• Size: 200g

INTRO

Velvet Berry — a naturally processed Chiroso from Jairo Arcila at 1,800–2,000 MASL. Lush, creamy, and berry-forward, with the silky texture and rich sweetness that make great Colombian natural Chiroso so compelling. In the cup: raspberry, cream, vanilla, and boysenberry.

THE PRODUCER

Jairo Arcila is one of Colombia's most celebrated and widely referenced specialty coffee producers — a name synonymous with quality, innovation, and the kind of meticulous processing that consistently produces exceptional results across a wide range of styles and varietals. This natural Chiroso at 1,800–2,000 MASL represents the higher-altitude, more delicate side of his portfolio — where the cooler temperatures and slower cherry development of the upper growing range build the concentrated berry sweetness and creamy vanilla depth that define Velvet Berry.

Chiroso is a variety grown primarily in Antioquia, genetically identified as Ethiopian Landrace. At 1,800–2,000 MASL under natural processing, its inherent vivid fruit character and floral expressiveness are amplified by the fruit's own sugars — producing the lush raspberry and boysenberry sweetness and cream-like texture that make this lot such an immediately appealing and deeply satisfying filter coffee.

THE PROCESS

The Natural process involves:

🍒 Hand-picking — Chiroso cherries selectively harvested at peak ripeness 🔍 Sorting — Carefully sorted before drying to ensure only the finest ripe cherries proceed ☀️ Raised-bed drying — Whole cherries dried on raised beds, allowing natural sugars and aromatic compounds to integrate fully into the bean throughout the drying period

The whole-fruit natural drying is the defining step — by leaving the cherry intact throughout, the process amplifies the Chiroso's inherent raspberry and boysenberry character with the fruit's own sugars, building the cream-like texture and vanilla sweetness that give this lot its distinctively velvet character.

THE CUP

A lush, creamy, and beautifully berry-forward natural Chiroso from one of Colombia's most celebrated producers — raspberry and boysenberry fruit richness, a cream-like texture, and a warm vanilla sweetness in a silky, indulgent filter cup. Velvet Berry: every bit as luxurious as the name suggests.

Flavour Notes

🍓 Raspberry 🥛 Cream 🍦 Vanilla 🫐 Boysenberry