Bright Minds - Colombia

Profile Medium
Producer Los Naranjos
Region San Augustín, Huila
Process Washed
Elevation 1300-2100 masl
Variety Mixed varieties

Bright Minds is our easy-drinking, smooth, single-origin Latin American offering with a nutty/cocoa flavor profile and a hint of citrus acidity.

In 2006, several producers in the rural area of Llanada Naranjos banded together to combine their harvests and showcase the quality of San Agustín-grown coffee. They named themselves Los Naranjos, and their members have grown substantially (in number and knowledge) in the last 17 years. With the help of a PECA agronomist from Caravela Coffee, farmers are constantly learning how to manage, improve, and promote sustainability on their farms, which average between 1-5 hectares. This harvest is a composite of 23 lots from 17 small-scale farmers

Bright Minds is a prime example of a high-quality washed coffee from Huila. Ripe cherries were collected by hand then fully washed on each farmer’s on-site wet mill. After a 30-hour post-pulping dry fermentation, parchment coffee is dried on covered patios for 10-15 days.

San Agustín sits in the fertile Colombian Massif in Huila, Colombia, widely known for its agriculture and booming tourism industry. The region is also home to a famous pre-Columbian archeological park, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

This coffee supports the International Women’s Coffee Alliance. For each 12oz bag we sell, we donate $1 to programs to empower and educate female coffee producers worldwide.