This Colombian coffee is grown at 2,100 meters altitude by producer Maximiliano Vargashas at La Fortuna farm. The Chiroso variety is a newer Arabica varietal known for being flavorful and complex with spicy characteristics. The coffee is washed processed with a meticulous method: picked one day, depulped 24 hours later, fermented in tank for 72 hours, then washed. The medium roast offers intense flavor with notes of spiced plum and dark caramel. Maximiliano has 3,500 Chiroso trees and placed in the top 10 in a 2021 coffee competition.
Aero Coffee Roasters was opened in June 2020 by Peter Femino in Northborough, Massachusetts, building on over 20 years of coffee industry experience that included founding Boston Common Coffee Co. in 2004. The 3,400 square foot space combines a production roastery, retail café, and bakery, with all coffee roasted on a Loring S70 that delivers up to 80 percent fuel savings compared to conventional machines. Head Roaster Michel Brode, a silver medallist at the 2016 Swedish National Coffee Roasting Championship, develops personalised profiles for wholesale clients. The roastery works directly with producers worldwide, prioritising transparency and fair pricing, and serves house baked pastries alongside its coffee programme.
