Paola y Carlos Trujillo - Aji [washed] filter roast

Paola y Carlos Trujillo - Aji [washed] filter roast

This is the first Aji cultivar we’ve offered & it’s a doozy. It’s very sweet, clean & juicy with flavours of ripe blueberry, apple syrup & gold kiwifruit.

Roasted in H-town 20 JUL 2026
      $38.00
      $38.00
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      About the farmer(s)

      Paola y Carlos Trujillo - Aji [washed] — Colombia

      Paola & Carlos Trujillo are dedicated coffee growers. Paola, Carlos & their family own Patio Bonito, an 11-hectare farm, located in Caldono, Cauca. They are well-known in the area for growing high-quality coffee. There is a large variety of cultivars grown on the farm, Castillo, V. Colombia, Pink Bourbon, Pacamara, Geisha, Sidra, Java, SL28, Wush Wush, Typica, Laurina & this Aji lot. Paola studied chemical engineering, & after her studies, she realised she wanted to join Carlos & support the family, producing coffee. This Aji was processed by the washed method, the ripest cherries were selected for processing, floated to remove defects, hand-sorted, fermented under-water for 30 hours, de-pulped, washed & then placed on raised beds in a covered area to dry for 14 days.

      • region Caldono, Cauca
      • farm/farmer Patio Bonito
      • altitude 1570-1650 meters
      • crop 2026
      • cultivar Aji
      • process Washed

      Aji was discovered in Huila, Colombia. Originally thought to be a mutation of Bourbon is was DNA tested & found to be an Ethiopian Heirloom. Named Aji after the Spanish word for chili pepper, not for being spicy, but for the aroma when the coffee is de-pulped.

      Paola & Her dad Carlos in the nursery.

      Paola sorting coffee on raised "African" beds.

      Workers sorting coffee cherries at Patio Bonito.

      Coffee cherries at Patio Bonito.

      Workers at Finca Patio Bonito.

      De-pulped coffee at Patio Bonito.