This washed coffee from Santa Clara, San Augustin, Colombia is grown at 1750 meters altitude by Yeni Anacona and Wilmer Moncayo on their 5.5 hectare farm, El Triunfo. The Pink Bourbon variety cherries are picked at peak ripeness, fermented in bags for 48 hours, then depulped and fermented in a tile tank for an additional 36 hours. The seeds are cleaned with an Eco-Washer, drained for 4 hours, and dried on raised beds for 18-22 days. Tasting notes include raspberry, tangerine, and honey.
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.
