Colombia Tolima, Black Condor

We’re proud to be supporting Forest Coffee and the Black Condor Project, created to provide support to farmers affected by guerrilla warfare.

This washed Colombian originates from Planadas, Tolima; an area historically impacted by conflict and renowned as the birthplace of Colombian coffee. In 2016 Emmanuel, a dedicated coffee grower, embarked on a venture. With the aid of his family, they started a coffee processing centre with the aim of facilitating more than 15 villages of coffee growers in bean processing.

Forest Coffee and Emmanuel joined forces in 2019 to establish the Black Condor Project, which helps to conduct workshops with producers to emphasize quality and cover processes such as fermentation, drying, and cupping of their own coffees. The culmination of these efforts is the exquisite Black Condor Coffee.

The process begins with embracing mucilage for 24 hours. The beans then rest on a drying patio, fostering a harmonious profile. After a 15 to 25-day drying period, they undergo a stabilization process before proceeding to the milling process, which results in a consistent profile.

Cupping Notes

An initial burst of bittersweet chocolate gives way to a black cherry sweetness, with a lingering aftertaste of orange zest.