Washed Colombian coffee from Urrao, Antioquia, grown on Jhon Alexander Bermudez's small 3-hectare farm, La Estrella, at 1930 meters altitude. The Chiroso variety is an Ethiopian landrace predominantly cultivated in this Colombian region. The coffee displays characteristic washed processing with tasting notes of loquat, blood orange, meyer lemon, and delicate tea-like florals reminiscent of Ethiopian washed coffees.
Bow Smith, Holden Curran, and Jessi Lee Cord launched Rowan Coffee in October 2020 as a mobile espresso operation in Asheville, North Carolina, growing quickly into a permanent home. Bow brings nearly a decade of barista, roasting, and management experience, and began roasting in house in January 2023 on a 15 kilo Mill City Roasters machine. Rowan centers mainly on washed process coffees, prizing clarity and complexity, with green beans sourced from specialty importers including Semilla, Osito, Red Fox Coffee Merchants, and The Coffee Quest. Everything is roasted to order on Tuesdays and shipped the following day. The approach is deliberate and seasonal, letting each coffee speak to where and how it was grown.
