LUIS & MILDRED MONTOYA – LA ARBOLEDA – CHIROSO, WASHED – COLOMBIA
LUIS & MILDRED MONTOYA – LA ARBOLEDA – CHIROSO, WASHED – COLOMBIA
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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
LUIS & MILDRED MONTOYA – LA ARBOLEDA – CHIROSO, WASHED
MULBERRY
PEACH
LEMON
ORIGIN: COLOMBIA
REGION: URRAO, ANTIOQUIA
ALTITUDE: 2,100 MASL
VARIETAL: CHIROSO
PROCESS: WASHED
HARVEST: APRIL 2026
ROAST DATE: JULY 7, 2026
FROM THE ROASTER
THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR WORKING WITH COFFEE FROM LA ARBOLEDA. THIS COFFEE WAS PRODUCED BY LUIS AND HIS DAUGHTER, MILDRED, AND IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR EXPLORATION OF URRAO. IN THE CUP WE FIND MULBERRY, PEACH, AND LEMON.
ABOUT LUIS & MILDRED MONTOYA
LUIS BOUGHT LA ARBOLEDA WITH HIS BROTHER IN 1980 AS A COMMERCIAL COFFEE AND BEAN FARM. AROUND 2010, THEY DECIDED TO PLANT CHIROSO TO ENTER THE SPECIALTY MARKET, AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT THE FARM'S MANAGEMENT TRANSITIONED TO LUIS AND HIS DAUGHTER, MILDRED. THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR WORKING WITH THEIR COFFEE, AND WE HOPE TO VISIT THEIR FARM SOON.
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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