This single-origin coffee is produced by Geny Rosero Botina at Finca Aguacate in the Pasto region of Nariño, Colombia. Grown at an altitude of 1970 meters, this Castillo variety coffee is processed using the traditional washed method. The cup profile is characterized by zippy notes of gooseberry and white currant, balanced by sweet caramel and toasted hazelnut. This coffee is released in memory of the producer's mother, Blanca Marina Botina, and represents a high-quality example of washed coffee from the Nariño region.
Vivid Coffee was founded in 2015 by Ian Bailey in Winooski, Vermont, initially roasting on a five kilo machine in the back of a local ice cream parlor. Bailey built the company around direct relationships with small farms, in some cases purchasing entire harvests year after year to provide producers with stability and predictability. The roasting style is clean and precise, designed to let each coffee's terroir speak without interference. Vivid's sourcing framework is values driven, shaped by the realities of climate change, coffee plant disease, and the global coffee price crisis that affect the producers it works with.
