LA GUACA – AJI, NATURAL – COLOMBIA

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LA GUACA – AJI, NATURAL

PURPLE FLORAL
PEACH
PURPLE GRAPE
MINT
VANILLA

ORIGIN: COLOMBIA
REGION: MARACA, PITALITO, HUILA
FARM: LA GUACA
PRODUCER: JOSÉ HERNÁN SALAZAR BENAVIDES
ALTITUDE: 1650+ MASL
VARIETY: AJI
CROP: PICKED AUGUST 2025
ARRIVED: JANUARY 2026
PROCESS: NATURAL

ROAST DATE: APRIL 9, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER:

ABOUT FARM:
FINCA LA GUACA IS A COFFEE FARM LOCATED IN MARACA, PITALITO, IN THE HUILA DEPARTMENT OF SOUTHERN COLOMBIA, A REGION RENOWNED FOR PRODUCING INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED MICRO-LOT COFFEES WITH VIBRANT ACIDITY AND COMPLEX PROFILES. THE FARM IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY JOSÉ HERNÁN SALAZAR BENAVIDES (AND OFTEN HIS PARTNER MARINA ELINA ANSASOY), WHO DISCOVERED AND NAMED THE AJÍ LANDRACE VARIETY ON HIS OWN PROPERTY.

ABOUT VARIETY:
DISCOVERED AT FINCA LA GUACA IN COLOMBIA, AJÍ IS A RARE, ETHIOPIAN-DERIVED COFFEE LANDRACE KNOWN FOR ITS DISTINCTIVE AROMATICS AND ELEGANCE. ITS UNIQUE PROFILE EARNED 6TH PLACE AT THE COLOMBIA CUP OF EXCELLENCE, MAKING AJÍ A STANDOUT AMONG THE WORLD’S MOST EXCEPTIONAL COFFEES.