Luis Felipe Leguizamo - Papayo [washed] filter roast

Luis Felipe Leguizamo - Papayo [washed] filter roast

Luis’ Papayo is glorious….. very sweet, syrupy with flavours of peach, elderflower & raspberry  

Roasted 19 AUG 2025
      $38.00
      $38.00
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      About the farmer(s)

      Luis Felipe Leguizamo - Papayo [washed] — Colombia

      Finca El Faldon won the Colombian Cup Of Excellence in 2011. The farm is owned by Luis Felipe Leguizamo, his brother Arnulfo & Arnulfo's son Diego. This lot come from a part of the farm managed by Luis. The Leguizamo brothers belong to Asociación Los Naranjos & help other farmers improve quality.

      • region San Augustin, Huila
      • farm/farmer El Faldon
      • altitude 1840
      • crop 2025
      • cultivar Papayo
      • process Washed

      This lot is 100% Papayo, a mutation found on a farm in Acevedo, Colombia. The fruit is the shape of a papaya & the cherries are orange when ripe. Initially thought to be a mutation of Caturra, DNA testing has found Papayo to be closer to Ethiopian Landrace cultivars.

      Luis on the farm.

      Luis Felipe Leguizamo turning beans in his parabolic dryer.