Papayo
Cafe-PihaAbout This Coffee
Papayo is a single-origin Colombian coffee from Pitalito, Huila, grown at 1700–1750 meters altitude by producer Luis Marcelino at Aroma Nativo. The variety is Papayo 967 HH, a mutation of Ethiopian Landrace (Heirloom), locally named for its papaya-like cherry shape. Processed using the innovative Hydro Honey method — a hybrid of natural, washed, and honey techniques involving sun-drying, rehydration with selected yeasts and bacteria, depulping, and final drying on African beds. Flavor notes include peach, tropical fruits, and caramel. A limited exclusive edition roasted in Bordeaux, France.
Origin
Pitalito (Colombia)
Flavor Notes
Peach, Caramelized, Tropical Fruit
Roast Level
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Processing
Hydro Honey
Typology
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Cafe-Piha
Piha runs a proper in house roastery tucked behind its main cafe and aims to roast daily so beans leave as fresh as possible. Founder and head roaster Pierre Guérin selects seasonal lots from Colombia, Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya and Indonesia and focuses on letting each origin express itself in either espresso or filter. The roastery won recognition at the Global Coffee Awards and has worked closely with producers such as the Frinsa Estate in West Java on natural process lots. They ship retail bags, run educational workshops and treat coffee selection with the same curiosity you might give a good bottle of wine.