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SL.OW Coffee Roasters

Tropical Thunder | Colombia

£26.50

  • Lavender, Spiced Rum, Guava, Passion Fruit
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Coffee Details

Country of Origin
Colombia
Region
Quindío
Varietal
Yellow Sudan Rume
Process
Natural
Roast Level
Light
Producer
Jairo Arcila
Farm
Santa Mónica
Altitude
1400-1450 masl

What to expect

In the cup you can find

Lavender, Spiced Rum, Guava, Passion Fruit

Overall profile

Boozy, tropical and highly sweet. Purple florals on the nose and throughout balancing the big tropical flavours.

Sensory profile

Acidity
2/5
Body
3/5
Sweetness
4/5
Funk
2/3
Adventurous
4/5

About SL.OW Coffee Roasters

Founded by double Olympian Sam Dakin, SL.OW is a New Zealand roastery built around taking time to enjoy coffee. Its rotating single-origin releases are roasted for balanced flavour across filter and espresso. Thoughtful sourcing and an emphasis on the brewing ritual turn its founder’s search for a daily...

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Roaster notes

Colombia — Jairo Arcila Finca Santa Mónica Yellow Sudan Rume "Tropical Thunder" (Natural)

Tastes Like — 🍈 Passionfruit • 🍈 Guava • 🥃 Spiced Rum • 💜 Lavender

DETAILS

  • Producer: Jairo Arcila
  • Farm: Santa Mónica
  • Region: Quindío, Colombia
  • Varietal: Yellow Sudan Rume
  • Process: Natural
  • Altitude: 1,400–1,450 masl
  • Roast Profile: Filter

INTRO
Tropical Thunder is a new natural from Jairo Arcila's Santa Mónica in Quindío. Passionfruit and guava lead, with a spiced rum depth and a lavender florality. In the cup: passionfruit, guava, spiced rum, and lavender.

THE PRODUCER
This lot comes from Jairo Arcila at Santa Mónica in Quindío, Colombia, growing Yellow Sudan Rume at 1,400–1,450 masl.

THE PROCESS
This lot is a Natural: cherries are dried whole, letting the fruit's sugars pass into the bean. This approach is what builds the tropical passionfruit and guava intensity behind this cup, with spiced rum depth and lavender aromatics.

THE CUP
Tropical and aromatic: passionfruit and guava lead, with a spiced rum depth through the middle and a lavender finish. Roasted for filter.

Flavour Notes
🍈 Passionfruit 🍈 Guava 🥃 Spiced Rum 💜 Lavender

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Country of Origin

Colombia, South America

In this coffee

Boozy, tropical and highly sweet. Purple florals on the nose and throughout balancing the big tropical flavours.

  • Lavender
  • Spiced Rum
  • Guava
  • Passion Fruit

About this origin Colombia’s three Andean ranges create an exceptional range of climates and harvest seasons. Its coffees often combine caramel-like sweetness with citrus, red fruit and florals, ranging from comforting and balanced to intensely expressive.

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Coffee Process

Natural

In this coffee

Boozy, tropical and highly sweet. Purple florals on the nose and throughout balancing the big tropical flavours.

  • Lavender
  • Spiced Rum
  • Guava
  • Passion Fruit

How it works The whole coffee cherry is dried with the fruit intact, often on raised beds or patios. The dried fruit is removed afterwards.

Typical influence Natural coffees are often described as sweet and full-bodied, with ripe berry or tropical-fruit flavours and sometimes a gentle wine-like note.

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Coffee Variety

In this coffee

Boozy, tropical and highly sweet. Purple florals on the nose and throughout balancing the big tropical flavours.

  • Lavender
  • Spiced Rum
  • Guava
  • Passion Fruit

About this variety

This variety is recorded for the coffee, but we do not yet have a reviewed typical cup profile for it. The tasting notes for this specific lot are the best guide.

Why this one is different
  • Colombia
  • Quindío
  • 1400-1450 masl
  • Natural

Natural processing often brings a rounder, fruit-led expression, which can make the same variety feel quite different from a washed lot.

Growing conditions in Quindío at 1400-1450 masl also shape ripening, sweetness, acidity and aroma.

A little background

This is the variety name supplied by the producer or roaster. We preserve that identification without inventing a genetic history.

Classification Reported variety

Variety is a guide, not a flavour guarantee. Lot notes are more specific.

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