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Oscar Restrepo's Finca La Divisa Castillo Natural Lactic Acid Fermentation

Oscar Restrepo's Finca La Divisa Castillo Natural Lactic Acid Fermentation

La Clara Coffee Roasters

About This Coffee

This coffee is from Finca La Divisa in Apia, Risaralda, Colombia, produced by Oscar Restrepo at 1,800 meters altitude. The variety is Castillo, processed using natural fermentation with lactic acid. The cherries undergo a 12-hour rest, water flotation selection, then 72 hours of fermentation in 2% saline water followed by another 72 hours without water. They are dried on beds for 20-25 days, then the parchment is stored in hermetic bags for 30 days to stabilize. Flavor notes include berries, brandy, chocolate, and orange.

Origin

Risaralda (Colombia)

Flavor Notes

Berry, Orange, Chocolate, Brandy

Roast Level

Processing

Natural With Lactic Acid Fermentation

Typology

Arabica
Castillo
LC

La Clara Coffee Roasters

Three Colombians living in Sweden wanted to reconnect with home, and coffee was the way back. La Clara operates from Stallarholmen, a small community in Sodermanland County, roasting exclusively Colombian beans brought directly from farm to roastery. One of their primary sources is Oscar Restrepo's Finca La Divisa in the Apia and Risaralda region, growing the Castillo variety at 1,800 meters and processing it as red honey. The range demonstrates how different processing methods, natural, honey, and washed, transform the same variety from the same farm into distinctly different cups. La Clara opens only on Sundays, making it the sole specialty coffee experience in the area. The operation is a one person company with just over a thousand Instagram followers, but the mission is personal and precise: Colombian heart in Swedish cups.

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