This Colombian coffee from the Australian roastery Black Mass Roasters in Brisbane is intense, sweet, and very precise, yet it never loses its clarity or elegance. In the cup , notes of raspberry jelly, cranberries , and pink marshmallow unfold , resulting in a profile built on bright fruitiness, candy-like sweetness, and a very smooth finish. It is precisely this combination of juicy fruit and disciplined sweetness that makes this coffee a lot that captivates you from the very first sip, yet continues to delight as additional layers gradually reveal themselves. Black Mass also designates it as a limited nanolot— a truly very limited quantity of coffee distinguished by the exceptionality of its origin and processing.
The coffee comes from Colombia,from the Acevedo area in the Huilaregion, and is produced by Jhoan Vergara of the Las Flores farm . Jhoan is one of the most progressive producers in Colombia today, and this lot reflects that in its flavor. Jhoan grew up in a coffee-growing family that has been active in the region since 1990, but he doesn’t just run his farm in the traditional sense. On the contrary, he is developing it as a place where varieties, fermentation, microbiology, and drying are handled with great precision. This specific lot consists of the Java variety and grows at an altitude of 1,750 to 1,900 meters, which provides excellent conditions for slow ripening and the development of a complex flavor profile.
Processing is carried out using the Thermal Shock Natural method , a natural process emphasizing highly controlled fermentation management and the preservation of varietal identity. The cherries are harvested at ideal ripeness and then undergo a controlled process aimed at enhancing the purity of expression, structure, and precision. The text also mentions calibrated oxidation, anaerobic intervals, and mechanical drying in a closed environment, which clearly demonstrates that this is not a natural coffee based on chance, but on a very consciously managed post-harvest process. The result in the cup is a clearly defined fruitiness, a candy-like sweetness, and a very clean finish without any distracting noise.
- Producer: Jhoan Vergara
- Farm: Las Flores
- Altitude: 1,750–1,900 m a.s.l.