HEX- HÉCTOR LÓPEZ CHIROSO WASHED // URRAO, COLOMBIA

Urrao is known for quality coffee — particularly as of late, chiroso.  An often misunderstood and elusive variety, as the name can be traced to three varying genetic lineages.  As such, pinning down its specific origin can be difficult, but what is consistently true is that Urrao has helped define what Chiroso tastes like in the modern specialty market, and producers there have built processing systems around protecting that variety’s character.

Don Héctor processed this lot in small daily batches, float sorting before layering each week’s production in open tanks to create an integrated but nuanced character of varying levels of fermentation.