2025 February Box

February Roastery Select

Though it has been a cold winter with plenty of snow, we hope this month's treats will be a lovely source of warmth and comfort to lift the spirits. This month we have some not-often seen coffees showing up. First up is a washed Colombian geisha, a first for our Roastery Select subscription and the first we have had for a seaonal bag offering. This could have been been marked up more by others, but sticking to our consistency in pricing we now have a colombian geisha offered in our seasonal kraft bag lineup! The second coffee is from Mexico, an origin that we haven't had in a while. This one stood out on the cupping table with its lovely sweetness.

Finca San José Geisha Washed

Finca San José, owned and operated by Isidro Castillo, is nestled in the village of Sumapaz, approximately 30 minutes from Buesaco. Isidro Castillo, who inherited the land from his father, has dedicated his life to coffee cultivation on this property. The farm spans eight hectares, and boasts its own irrigation system, a rich reserve of organic material, and hectares of forest that contribute to the farm's sustainable environmental management.

The coffee from this particular lot underwent a washed process. The freshly harvested cherries when through a fermentation process where the cherries are allowed to oxidize for 17 hours. Then the coffee was fermented with brewer's yeast for 74 more hours. The parchment coffee was then dried in a mechanical dryer for four days, maintaining a constant temperature below 35ºC.

300g

Direct trade with logistics help from The Coffee Quest

Origin:

Narino, Colombia

Recommended Brew:

Filter, Modern Espresso

Reminds us of:

Floral, Peach, Wildflower Honey

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We recommend Recipe A in our brew guide

San Francisco Ozolotepec Washed

This one is a clean and sweet washed community lot from San Francisco Ozolotepec, sourced by Osito Coffee.

From Osito Coffee:

“Osito has been working hard these last four years to build a presence in Mexico. We hope to not only find some of the best coffees that Oaxaca, Chiapas and Puebla can offer but we hope to create meaningful opportunities for farmers and communities. This is our third year buying in the Ozolotepeques. Last year in 2021, these coffees were some of the most impressive and we decided to double down and buy as much as was offered to us this year. The quality has been high but the community of producers there was significantly impacted by Hurricane Agatha which tore through southern Oaxaca in late May '22. We started a fundraiser and donated our own money and managed to sent over $3k USD to help farmers with the rebuilding process.”

300g

Sourced by Osito Coffee