colombia coffee · cup of excellence
by passage coffee · tokyo, japan
you'll taste stone fruit before peach. this is 【colombia】astrid medina geisha, a washed colombia from passage coffee.
it tastes of stone fruit and peach, with jasmine in the finish. the washed process keeps the cup clean and well-defined, so those flavors read clearly rather than being masked by heavier body or fermentation character.
it is a geisha variety grown in the tolima region of colombia, processed using the washed method. the lot was recognized as a cup of excellence selection, which places it in the top tier of coffees evaluated during that harvest cycle.
a filter or pour-over approach suits this coffee well, since the washed processing and delicate geisha character reward precise water temperature and a slow, even pour. avoid brew methods that tend to flatten or over-extract subtle floral and fruit notes.
you're on shiba's quieter back streets in minato, where the office blocks thin out and the foot traffic slows to something more human. passage coffee sits here, a specialty roaster doing its own thing in a neighborhood that doesn't particularly cater to tourists. if you're coming from shibaura or cutting through from mita, it's a detour worth making. the local following is real and consistent, which in tokyo's densely competitive specialty scene means something. roasting in-house puts the sourcing decisions directly in the hands of the people making your cup, so there's no middleman softening the edges of what ends up in your glass. mornings are a good bet, before the lunch crowd shifts the rhythm of shiba's streets entirely.
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