El Diviso Yellow Papayo Natural

Introducing the next generation of coffee farmers! At just 27 and 26 years old, Nestor Lasso and his brother Adrian Lasso run their farm El Diviso in the notable coffee growing region of Huila, Colombia. They have gained global recognition for their innovations at the farm level, unique and rare coffee varieties, and experimental processing techniques. Known for their high quality specialty coffee lots, they have made a splash at the World Barista Championship and recently won first place in the Irish Brewers Cup. 

This particular lot is a Yellow Papayo variety. (Our first time carrying the rare Papayo variety!) The Papayo variety is known for complex tropical fruit notes and a unique coffee cherry shape which is pointy and oval-shaped resembling a papaya (hence the name). Couple this unique variety with natural processing at the farm level and you get a lovely coffee resplendent in yellow and red fruit notes. We thought this coffee was thick and juicy with tasting notes of dragonfruit, cherry bubblegum, honeysuckle, yellow tropical fruit (think banana and papaya), green apple, and strawberry.