Volcán

About This Coffee

This is a regional blend from producers in the Nariño region, at the highest coffee growing altitude in Colombia. The low temperature creates a climate perfect for slow maturation of coffee cherries, developing a higher concentration of sugars. The soil is rich in volcanic ash due to high volcanic activity, providing nutrients that contribute to healthy coffee trees and greater complexity in the cup. Purchased through Cofinet, who partner with coffee associations in Nariño to support small farmers through a socially-driven program focused on quality. The average farm size in this zone is less than 1.5 hectares. The coffee features soft plum and silky caramel notes with smooth mouthfeel and chocolate biscuit depth, pairing well with milk.

Origin

Nariño (Colombia)

Flavor Notes

Cocoa, Caramelized, Plum

Roast Level

Medium

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

Caturra, Castillo

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Thomson's Coffee Roasters

Thomson's Coffee Roasters traces its origins to 1841, when David Thomson began manufacturing Naperian vacuum coffee pots on St Vincent Street in Glasgow. That makes it Scotland's oldest coffee roaster, now in the hands of the Jenkins family, who purchased the business in 2011 as only the third family to own it in over 180 years. The current roastery, built in 1960 on Glasgow's Southside in Giffnock, houses both a vintage 1940s Whitmee flame roaster and Scotland's first Loring Kestrel S35, installed in 2015. Their coffee is organised into three ranges: Core, LAB, and Legacy, with the signature 1841 blend based on David Thomson's original recipe. Beyond roasting, the business runs multiple retail locations across Glasgow and offers wholesale supply, equipment rental, barista training, and engineering services.

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