El Fuego: A Dark Roast

About This Coffee

El Fuego is a dark roast coffee from Colombia featuring smallholder farms at altitudes between 1600-1900 meters. This community coffee is a unique blend created from different small-scale producers, consisting primarily of small peaberries and smaller grading size beans from the best lots of farm partners. The coffee is Caturra variety and washed processed. It offers roasty tones of dark chocolate, molasses, and toastiness with a full body and lingering finish. The coffee is roasted dark but not burnt, designed to deliver a toasty, roasty, smooth cup for dark roast enthusiasts.

Origin

Colombia

Flavor Notes

Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Molasses, Caramelized

Roast Level

Dark

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

Caturra

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Vigilante Coffee

Vigilante Coffee started in 2012 on Chris Vigilante's back porch in Washington, DC, with a used three kilogram Diedrich roaster. From that modest beginning, the company grew into a roasting operation now built around a 12 kilogram Loring, with head roaster Franklin Ventura shaping the roast profiles since 2014. Sourcing is personal: Vigilante visits each coffee producer directly, building multiyear relationships and participating in auctions at origin. The company works with Certified B Corp importers and pursues zero waste across its operations, using compostable bags and recyclable packaging. Vigilante earned the Slow Food DC Snail of Approval, a designation that reflects its commitment to quality, transparency, and responsible production.

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