Luz Helena - Caturra [washed] espresso

Luz Helena - Caturra [washed] espresso

Luz' Caturra has flavours of brown sugar, grannysmith apples & sweet black tea.  
Roasted 28 OCT 2025
$23.00
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About the farmer(s)

Luz Helena - Caturra [washed] — Colombia

Luz grew up in the area where she has her farm, La Leona. Luz has been coffee farming for 20 years, initially with the help of her husband Jairo Arcila, she quickly learned the ropes & now produces top-notch coffee herself.

This lot was processed using the washed method. At harvest, coffee cherries are selectively hand-picked, floated in water to remove defects, de-pulped, fermented underwater for 30 hours & then dried on raised beds for 17 days in a parabolic dryer.

  • region Quindio
  • farm/farmer La Leona
  • altitude 1400-1450 meters
  • crop 2025
  • cultivar Caturra
  • process Washed

This lot is 100% Caturra, a mutation of Bourbon discovered in Brasil in 1937. The plant is a dwarf so it can be planted close together resulting in more production per hectare. Caturra has good flavour characteristics but is susceptible to disease.

Brew guide

This is a light espresso roast. Roasted to bring out the fruity flavours of the coffee. This style of roast is best suited for black espresso based drinks. That said, you can still make a tasty flat white out of this roast.

  1. Black

    • dose 18g
    • Brew weight 40-45g
    • Brew time 25-30 seconds

  2. White

    • dose 18g
    • Brew weight 27-36g
    • Brew time 30 seconds

For any help on coffee brewing of all methods i.e. espresso, plunger etc fire an email through to espresso@rocketcoffee.co.nz

Luz Helena on the farm.

Luz Helena in the parabolic dryer.