Colombia | Luis & Robinson Cuellar
ilse coffeeAbout This Coffee
This coffee comes from Finca La Pradera, a 6 hectare farm in Santa Maria, Huila, Colombia, located at 2050 meters altitude. Managed by brothers Luis Enrique Cuellar and Robinson, this is a separation of Chiroso variety harvested in August 2025. The coffee is processed using the washed method: cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness, fermented for 24 hours, floated to remove defects, depulped, and fermented for 48-52 hours. The seeds are then washed to remove mucilage and dried on raised beds for 18-25 days. The flavor profile features notes of orange, blackberry, mango, and tropical fruit with layered florals of elderflower, creating a juicy and fruit-forward expression.
Origin
Huila (Colombia)
Santa María (Colombia)
Flavor Notes
Blackberry, Orange, Mango, Tropical Fruit, Elderflower
Roast Level
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Processing
Washed
Typology
ArabicaChiroso
IC
ilse coffee
Rebecca Grossman and Lucas Smith founded Ilse in 2019, starting with a thousand dollars and a rented roaster in Stamford before building out their own facility in a converted mechanic's garage in North Canaan. The approach is quality-driven: light roasts, single-producer microlots, and a commitment to buying entire harvests from the same farms year after year, some relationships now stretch back to the beginning. Pricing is transparent; each bag lists what the producer was paid, the FOB price, and Ilse's cost. Sourcing focuses on Central and South America and East Africa, with Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia, and Ethiopia appearing regularly.
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