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  • Special Selection

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Roast Level: Bright

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    Bright

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    Comforting

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    Traditional

The López family's selective cherry harvesting, obsessive sorting, and meticulous processing have made La Mina one of the country's most decorated coffee farms, securing an impressive number of wins at the prestigious Cup of Excellence competition.

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The details

Origin story

  • Country Colombia
  • Producer Franco José Héctor López
  • Region Buesaco, Nariño
  • Elevation Range 1900 m
  • Processing Method Washed
  • Drying Method Raised Bed
  • Direct Trade Partner Since 2010
  • Organic
  • Direct Trade
La Mina may look just like many of the other small farms scattered across the rolling hills of the celebrated Colombian coffee community of Buesaco, but it is hardly common. The López family's selective cherry harvesting, obsessive sorting, and meticulous processing have made La Mina one of the country's most decorated coffee farms, securing an impressive number of wins at the prestigious Cup of Excellence competition. Showcasing the Caturra variety, this washed lot delivers concentrated fruit notes, juicy acidity, and aromatic spice.
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How To Brew

We recommend starting with a 1:18 coffee-to-water ratio, which provides an excellent total extraction level and maximizes flavor pulled out of the ground coffee. For our single origin coffees we recommend a pour over method either on a Chemex, V60 or Kalita Wave on a 5 or 6 grind setting if you are ordering from Intelligentsiacoffee.com.

Recommended Method Pour Over

  1. 01.
    Boil Water 205 - 216 F
  2. 02.
    Weigh Coffee 1g of coffee per 18g of water
  3. 03.
    Drop In Filter Add filter to equipment
  4. 04.
    Grind Coffee Grind coffee and add to filter
  5. 05.
    Add Water Add water in stages
  6. 06.
    Remove Filter Enjoy your coffee!
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    Why We're Different

    • Intelligentsia coffee buyers travel year-round working with a network of farmers. From the farm, coffee arrives at the roasting works in Chicago, where coffee professionals cup, grade, and release over 50 single-origins and blends annually.

7oz of Colombia La Mina Caturra
Colombia La Mina Caturra