{"product_id":"swerl-coffee-roasters-los-magnificos-sidra-colombia","title":"Swerl Coffee Roasters - Los Magnifícos Sidra | Colombia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColombia — Los Magníficos Monkaaba Sidra Field Blend (Washed)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🍈 Lychee • ⭐ Star Fruit • 🍇 Sweet Green Grapes • 🍬 Candy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orlando Quinayas, Diana Quinayas, Jose Omar Muñoz, Rovira Salamanca \u0026amp; Stiven Hoyos — Monkaaba Group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e San Agustín, Huila, Colombia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sidra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washed (varying protocols per producer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,600–1,989 MASL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Filter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Sidra blend from five Monkaaba producers in San Agustín — bright, candy-like, and deeply aromatic, sourced through Swerl's partners at Semilla. A lot designed with purpose: to ensure that small-scale producers with exceptional quality but insufficient volume can still access the specialty market and earn the prices they deserve. In the cup: lychee, star fruit, sweet green grapes, and a candy-like sweetness that runs from first sip to last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLos Magníficos is a Semilla and Monkaaba initiative built around a simple and important truth: in a massive producing region like Huila, the economics of small lots work against the producers who make them. When a smallholder cultivates a tiny plot and delivers a small amount of exceptional coffee, the logistics of managing, cupping, and selling that individual lot are often too costly or time-consuming to justify for most buyers. The result is a holding pattern — quality goes unrecognised, and producers are unable to access the higher prices their work deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLos Magníficos exists to break that cycle. By cupping and selecting individual lots at the Monkaaba bodega, then blending the finest small separations from multiple producers into a single cohesive lot, Semilla creates both an economic pathway and a community — giving smallholders access to dialogue, learning, and international markets that would otherwise be closed to them. Five producers contribute to this Sidra lot: Orlando Quinayas, Diana Quinayas, Jose Omar Muñoz, Rovira Salamanca, and Stiven Hoyos — each farming plots across 1,600–1,989 MASL in San Agustín, with processing varying between producers before each delivers their parchment to the Monkaaba bodega for analysis and selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSidra is a variety grown primarily in Huila and Ecuador, genetically identified as Ethiopian Landrace. Celebrated for its vivid aromatic complexity, bright fruit-forward acidity, and the candy-like botanical character it delivers at altitude, it thrives across the diverse growing conditions represented by these five producers — and the resulting blend is a compelling demonstration of what the variety is capable of in the right hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcessing varies between the five contributing producers, with each applying their own washed protocol before delivering parchment to the Monkaaba bodega:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍒 Hand-picking — Sidra cherries selectively harvested at peak ripeness by each producer 🔧 Depulping — Outer skin removed before fermentation 🧪 Washed fermentation — Beans fermented according to each producer's individual protocol 💧 Washing — Thoroughly washed after fermentation to remove all residue ☀️ Drying — Dried to optimal moisture content before delivery to the bodega 🔍 Bodega selection — Parchment coffee from each producer tasted, analysed, and selected by the Semilla and Monkaaba team before blending into the final lot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cupping and selection process at the Monkaaba bodega is the defining step — by tasting and analysing each producer's contribution individually before blending, Semilla ensures that only the finest small separations make it into the final lot, building the candy-like lychee and star fruit complexity that defines this blend while maintaining the clean, bright structure that makes it so compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bright, candy-like, and deeply aromatic washed Sidra from five smallholder producers in San Agustín — lychee vibrancy, star fruit brightness, and sweet green grape complexity in a clean, sparkling cup with a long candy-like finish. A purposeful and beautifully executed lot that gives small producers a platform their quality deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍈 Lychee ⭐ Star Fruit 🍇 Sweet Green Grapes 🍬 Candy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swerl Coffee Roasters","offers":[{"title":"250g \/ June 22nd","offer_id":58143271551350,"sku":"SWERL-MAGNIFICOS-SIDRA-COLOMBIA-FIL-JUN22","price":18.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/DSC02034-Photoroom_1.jpg-cropped.jpg?v=1782936678","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/products\/swerl-coffee-roasters-los-magnificos-sidra-colombia","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}