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Colombia, La Providencia de Jeshua

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Category: Coffee

Producer Fabian Acevedo
Farm/Mill La Providencia
Cultivar
Papayo
Process Extended Washed
Location La Argentina, Huila
Altitude 1,750 MASL
Harvest August 2025

 

Expect notes of Blackcurrant, Panela, Black Tea

Carbon negative coffee



Fabian is a fourth-generation coffee producer, continuing a family craft built on curiosity and steady progress. “My father, Álvaro Acevedo, was the one who got me involved in coffee, motivating me to learn more about quality,” Fabian says. That commitment to quality became the family’s turning point. They began this journey in 2006 and, over time, Álvaro immersed himself in fermentation and processing, with the results becoming clear.

Only fully ripe Papayo cherries are selected. After harvest, the cherries rest in sealed plastic bags for 24 hours to encourage controlled oxidation. The coffee is then depulped and fermented in stainless steel tanks for 48 hours before being dried slowly over 15 days in a covered, well-ventilated drying house to protect sweetness and structure.

Fabian also speaks openly about how climate change is reshaping day-to-day work on the farm. Less predictable weather makes it harder to keep plants healthy and to manage fermentation with the same level of precision from one harvest to the next. It is a challenge that requires constant adjustment, and one the Acevedo family continues to meet with care and determination.

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Customer Reviews (4.5 / 5 · 16 reviews)

George J. ★★★★★

Opened the bag and the smell alone told me this was something special—that extended washed process really brings out the Papayo’s character. Brewed it as a pour-over and the cup was clean, sweet, and surprisingly complex for a 1,750 MASL coffee. Definitely ordering again before the August harvest ru

Carter R. ★★★★★

The extended wash really lets the Papayo's sweetness shine through at 1,750 meters—there's this clean, honeyed finish that lingers way longer than I expected. Bought a bag from the August harvest and it's already my morning ritual, even if I wish I'd ordered more.

Penelope ★★★★★

The Papayo cultivar is an absolute treat—I’ve never tasted anything quite like it from Huila before. The extended washed process gives it this incredible clarity and sweetness that comes through even in my basic drip brewer, and at 1,750 MASL you can really feel that high-altitude complexity. I’m al