The Brew Blog

Tolima coffee spent decades locked out of specialty markets by conflict. Since 2017, Planadas and Chaparral farms have delivered top-10 Cup of Excellence lots.

Nariño coffee grows at 1,800–2,300m near the equator — one of the highest arabica altitudes on Earth. Complex cups from smallholder farms in southern Colombia.

Quindío is Colombia's smallest coffee department and part of the UNESCO Coffee Cultural Landscape. Balanced chocolate-caramel cups from paisa fincas nearby.

Huila coffee dominates Cup of Excellence Colombia. Grown at 1,700–2,100m on volcanic soils, its Pink Bourbon lots define Colombia's specialty ceiling.

Cobán coffee grows in Guatemala's misty Alta Verapaz cloud forest at 1,200–1,800m — a mild, delicate specialty cup unlike any other Guatemalan region.

Acatenango coffee grows on Guatemala's active volcanic slopes at 1,300–2,000m — producing clean, stone-fruit, citrus-bright cups from young mineral-rich soils.