Monteblanco Gold Grand Cru

Monteblanco Gold Grand Cru

Kima Coffee

About This Coffee

This coffee is from Finca Monteblanco in Huila, Colombia, located at 1,730 meters above sea level. Produced by Rodrigo Sánchez Valencia, this Geisha variety undergoes the Gold Grand Cru processing method. The process involves measuring Brix degrees, floating, fermenting in Grain Pro bags for 48 hours, depulping and fermenting for 12 hours, followed by anaerobic fermentation in baskets for 60 hours, washing, and finally drying. The coffee features flavor notes of apricot, apple, hibiscus, and jasmine.

Origin

Huila (Colombia)

Flavor Notes

Jasmine, Apple, Hibiscus, Apricot

Roast Level

Processing

Washed, Gold Grand Cru, Anaerobic Fermentation

Typology

Arabica
Geisha
KC

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.