This coffee is produced by Nestor Lasso and Jhoan Vergara at El Diviso farm in Pitalito, Huila, Colombia at 1750-1800 meters altitude. It is an anaerobic washed coffee processed through double anaerobic fermentation, where cherries undergo 20 hours of anaerobic fermentation followed by another 16 hours in smaller batches. After depulping and washing, the coffee is submerged in water and leachate from previous harvests for 18 hours before mechanical drying. The varietal is Caturra, producing a cup with juicy notes of nectarine and tropical fruit, complemented by creamy caramel and coconut water body.
Pharmacie Coffee Roasters was founded by Rick Curtis, who spent over five years running specialty coffee shops in Brighton and Hove before opening the roastery in Lewes, East Sussex, in 2021. The name was inspired by a 1970s French pharmacie sign Rick kept behind his couch and the "drugs" signage at Stumptown in Portland, which had shaped his coffee thinking. The move to Lewes came at the suggestion of Danny Tapper from Beak Brewery, who pointed Rick to an old warehouse at the Cliffe Industrial Estate. Rick roasts on a Giesen W15 and also offers a co roasting service, hiring out the equipment to other coffee professionals. The space hosts a seven day brew bar, social bike rides, live music, art exhibitions, and training sessions.
