DAVID BERRIO – LA CASITA – CHIROSO, WASHED – COLOMBIA
DAVID BERRIO – LA CASITA – CHIROSO, WASHED – COLOMBIA
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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
DAVID BERRIO – LA CASITA – CHIROSO, WASHED
TROPICAL FRUIT
RIPE STONE FRUIT
YELLOW FLORAL
ORIGIN: COLOMBIA
REGION: URRAO, ANTIOQUIA
ALTITUDE: 2,100 MASL
VARIETAL: CHIROSO
PROCESS: WASHED
HARVEST: MARCH 2026, SECOND HARVEST
ROAST DATE: JUNE 8, 2026
FROM THE ROASTER
DAVID BERRIO’S SMALL GARDEN PRODUCED THE FIRST CHIROSO WE TRULY FELL IN LOVE WITH, AND HE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SOME OF THE HIGHEST-SCORING CHIROSO SELECTIONS EACH YEAR. THIS SECOND HARVEST PASS COMES FROM THE PEAK OF THE MAIN HARVEST AND IS REMARKABLY COMPLEX. IN THE CUP WE FIND A WILDLY TROPICAL PROFILE WITH RIPE STONE FRUIT AND YELLOW FLORALITY.
ABOUT DAVID BERRIO
DAVID BERRIO’S FARM, LA CASITA, IS THE MOST REMOTE SITE WE WORK WITH IN URRAO. AT 1.5 HECTARES (~3.7 ACRES), IT IS MORE A GARDEN THAN A FARM—PERCHED AT EXTREME ELEVATION AND PRODUCING SOME OF THE MOST DYNAMIC AND EXPRESSIVE EXAMPLES OF THE CHIROSO VARIETY WE TASTE EACH YEAR. URRAO REMAINS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS, BUT WE HAVE FOUND A WAY IN VIA AN AVOCADO TRANSPORT PLANE. THIS YEAR, WE HOPE TO FINALLY VISIT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND PLACES BEHIND THESE SPECIAL COFFEES.
ABOUT CHIROSO
CHIROSO IS A NEW VARIETY BEING GROWN PRIMARILY IN THE REGION OF ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA. WE ONLY STARTED HEARING ABOUT ITS CULTIVATION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT BECAUSE OF ITS CUP QUALITY POTENTIAL IT IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD. THE VARIETY HAS BEEN GENETICALLY IDENTIFIED AS AN ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT GET ANY MORE SPECIFIC THAN THAT AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD BUILDING A BUYING PROGRAM IN THE REGION OF URRAO SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE VARIETY OF CHIROSO. WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE OR HOW THIS VARIETY CAME TO BE CULTIVATED IN THIS PARTICULAR REGION, BUT ITS CUP QUALITY IS EXTRAORDINARY. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR EXPORTING PARTNER, THE COFFEE QUEST, TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING THIS PROJECT, AND HOPE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING YOU MORE OF THIS SPECIAL COFFEE FROM THIS SPECIAL REGION YEAR AFTER YEAR.
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