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Finca La Piragua

£0.04 / Pricing

COLOMBIA
Alexander Vargas Osorio

Red grapes, raspberries, medium acidity, jammy body, medium roast

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About

Alexander Vargas Osorio bought La Piragua in 2009. At that time, it was essentially a just plot of land with potential; it had road access, water and electrical supply, and a few coffee trees planted. Alexander and his wife Lidia started from scratch, first building a house for themselves and an area to process coffee. The story from there is quite amazing. Every year Alexander and Lidia made some kind of improvement, including helping the community start a small school locally when they had children. The family continue making changes and improvements and their latest project has been installing a small coffee roaster so that they can roast, and cup, every lot they produce. Alexander says this latest development has been decisive in the evaluation of quality. The system relies on good traceability on the farm. To make changes to fertilization, pruning, picking and processing plans from the tasting feedback, Alexander must know where and when the coffee was picked, timings across the processing, and the impact of any changes already made. Alexander and Lidia have turned La Piragua into a model farm.

Grind Guide

Cafetière

A coarse grind also suitable for cold brew. We use the word cafetière, but this can also be referred to as a French press, plunger or press pot.

Aeropress slow

Suitable for making a long, filter style coffee, often brewed for a few minutes. Similar to our paper filter setting.

Filter

This is suitable for our paper filters and ceramic or plastic cones, along with other brands such as V60, Clever dripper and Melitta.

Stovetop

This is an espresso style grind suitable for use in hob top espresso pots such as a Bialetti or Grunwerg. Sometimes referred to as a moka pot.

Aeropress fast

This is also an espresso style grind ideal for brewing a short, concentrated, espresso style coffee in an Aeropress.

Domestic espresso

A fine grind for using in your home espresso machine. Grind requirements will vary depending on brand and model, but this setting aims to work for the majority of home setups.

Whole beans

For use in your home grinder!

If you use a different method such as a syphon or Chemex, require a custom grind or need some advice, please get in touch and we will be happy to help.