JUAN PABLO ZAPATA - CHIROSO, WASHED - COLOMBIA

PRODIGAL
BOULDER, COLORADO

JUAN PABLO ZAPATA - CHIROSO, WASHED

PEACH
RASPBERRY
RAISIN

ORIGIN: COLOMBIA
REGION: URRAO
PRODUCER: JUAN PABLO ZAPATA
FARM: FINCA LA MATA DE GUADUA
ALTITUDE: 2,100 MASL
VARIETY: CHIROSO
PROCESS: WASHED, COCHADAS METHOD

ROAST DATE: AUGUST 24, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

CHIROSOS ARE ON THE RISE. WE LOVE THIS COFFEE FOR ITS PEACH, RASPBERRY, AND RAISIN FLAVORS, WITH A HINT OF TROPICAL FRUIT MÉLANGE IN THE FINISH.

THIS COFFEE WAS PROCESSED USING THE COCHADAS METHOD: AS CHERRIES ARE HARVESTED DAY BY DAY, THE JUST-HARVESTED COFFEE GETS ADDED TO THE EXISTING FERMENTATION PILE. THE SNOWBALL EFFECT RESULTS IN A COFFEE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF FLAVORS, SOME BARELY-FERMENTED CHERRY FLAVOR TO SOME WITH 4-5 DAYS OF FERMENTATION. AFTER A FINAL WASHING STEP, THE COFFEE DRIED IN A MARQUESINA FOR 10-15 DAYS.

PRODUCER JUAN PABLO ZAPATA, ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER AND FATHER, FARM THEIR 20 HECTARE PLOT AT 2,100 METERS. MANY FOOD CROPS GROW ON THE FARM, AND JUAN NOTICED HIS COFFEES THRIVING UNDER SHADE FROM THEIR BANANA TREES, WHICH HE HOPES TO LEVERAGE MOVING FORWARD.