El Vergel. Guava banana. Café de Colombia

About This Coffee

This coffee is from Finca El Vergel in the Tolima region of Colombia, produced by Elias and Shady Bayter at 1,500 meters altitude. The coffee consists of red and yellow Caturra varieties planted between 2016 and 2018 in a micro lot near the washing station, surrounded by guava trees. It undergoes a unique two-step anaerobic natural process with 48-60 hours of controlled fermentation monitoring temperature and pH levels, followed by intermittent sun drying for 15-25 days, and a 45-day resting period. The flavor profile features strawberry, guava, watermelon, and dark chocolate notes.

Origin

Tolima (Colombia)

Flavor Notes

Strawberry, Dark Chocolate, Guava, Watermelon

Roast Level

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Processing

Anaerobic Natural

Typology

Arabica

Caturra Rojo, Caturra Amarillo, Caturra

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Kima Coffee

Rabi Aouam trained as a barista starting in 2010, won the Andalusian Barista Championship in 2014, and began roasting commercially in 2018 without a fixed space. By 2021 he had a roastery and tasting room in the center of Malaga, and the operation quickly gained momentum. Kima was named Best Specialty Coffee of Spain in 2024 and ranked in the top 100 coffee destinations worldwide by Neodrinks in 2025. Rabi works exclusively with 100% Arabica specialty coffee, hand roasting each batch and selecting from a wide range of origins that includes rare varietals like Geisha from Colombia and Wild Orchid Liberica from Vietnam. An in house academy trains professionals from the hospitality sector, with baristas traveling to Malaga specifically for the courses. The philosophy is direct: flavor, traceability, zero artifice.

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