{"product_id":"black-white-lasso-vergara-community-project-colombia","title":"Black \u0026 White - Lasso y Vergara - Community Project | Colombia","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColombia — Lasso y Vergara El Diviso Community Project (Thermal Shock Natural)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTastes Like — 🍊 Sweet Citrus • 🍒 Red Cherry • 🍫 Milk Chocolate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nestor Lasso, Adrian Lasso \u0026amp; Jhoan Vergara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e El Diviso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bruselas, Huila, Colombia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Various (Chiroso, Red Bourbon, Sidra)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thermal Shock Natural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340g (12oz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lasso y Vergara Community Project brings together three lots from El Diviso — Chiroso, Red Bourbon, and Sidra — each processed using the farm's signature thermal shock natural protocol. The result is a beautifully balanced cup combining bright citrus, generous red cherry, and a long milk chocolate finish: expressive and complex without tipping into excess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNestor and Adrian Lasso took over their family farm in Bruselas, Huila, and immediately set their sights on specialty coffee. They partnered with Jhoan Vergara — a relative and fellow son of a coffee farmer — to create El Diviso, now recognised internationally for its experimental processing protocols and extraordinary flavour outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough their parents were commodity coffee farmers, Nestor, Adrian, and Jhoan have taken a profound interest in what coffee can achieve at the specialty level. 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