Colombia Paola Trujillo - Sidra

Cost per 250mL serving - $2.37

We’re back at it with yet another of Paola’s stunning washed coffees, this one being her sidra; the difference between every lot that we have gotten from her is truly remarkable, from SL28 to pink bourbon to wush wush, each truly stands on its own. For each, the terroir remains the exact same, as does the process, meaning the difference you taste in the cup is 100% variety—something we find invigorating to be sure. This one’s bursting with mangosteen juice and sweetness, the florality of blooming peony, and the delicate tannins and clarity of Chinese white tea.

Paola’s family farm, Patio Bonito, located at 1.700 masl in the coastal region of Cauca, Colombia, has been in the Trujillo family for two generations. It was founded by her father, Carlos Trujillo, who has begin ceding increasing authority over the farm over to his daughters, Paola and Patricia, who have been learning the art of coffee cultivation garnered from Carlos’ 40+ years of experience as a coffee farmer and agroforestry engineer. Patio Bonito is comprised of 9 hectares, planted with over 45.000 coffee trees of varying varietals, such as castillo, typica, colombia, pink bourbon, sidra, wush wush, SL28, geisha, and aji.

The genetic heritage of the sidra variety remains relatively uncertain, with two dominant narratives about its origin. The first theory is that it originated from a Nestle research facility in the Pichincha region of Ecuador, where it was created by crossbreeding typica with bourbon; the second being that it is a naturally-occurring mutation of an Ethiopian landrace variety. Due to demonstrable genetic similarities with native Ethiopian varieties when tested in a lab, as well as similarity in cup profile in terms of sweetness, florality, and stone fruit qualities, the later theory is the one we endorse, making it most likely not actually bourbon at all, and instead yet another example of an Ethiopian landrace variety that made its way to Colombia, just like chiroso, geisha, mejorada, papayo, pink bourbon, aji and wush wush. At present, sidra is primarily grown in Colombia and Ecuador, and has only been commercially farmed since 2012, when La Palma y El Tucan planted 1.800 sidra trees on their farm in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

All coffee is sold whole-bean to reduce oxidation, and increase the longevity of volatile organic compounds.