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buena vista, colombia coffee from quinto café

colombia coffee

Buena Vista

by quinto café · peatonal, spain

you'll taste honey before honeycomb. this is buena vista, a honey colombia from quinto café.

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the bean

origin
colombia
region
huila
process
honey
varietal
caturra
status
in stock
buena vista is a caturra lot from huila, colombia, roasted by quinto café. huila sits in the southern andes and is known for producing coffees with pronounced sweetness, which the honey process reinforces by leaving some fruit mucilage on the seed during drying. the result is a cup that leans into honey and honeycomb flavors, with a fuller body and natural sweetness than a washed coffee of the same origin. it suits filter methods that highlight sweetness and texture, such as pour-over or aeropress, using water around 90-93°c to avoid muting those delicate honeyed qualities.

common questions

What does Buena Vista taste like?

buena vista has tasting notes of honey and honeycomb, giving it a sweet, syrupy character that is a direct result of the honey process used during production.

How is Buena Vista grown and processed?

it is a caturra varietal grown in huila, colombia, and processed using the honey method, which means some of the fruit mucilage is left on the bean while it dries, building body and sweetness.

How should I brew Buena Vista?

filter methods like pour-over or aeropress work well here, as they allow the honey and honeycomb sweetness to come through cleanly without masking the texture the honey process contributes.

about quinto café

you're on calle de neptuno, a quiet residential stretch in tres cantos that doesn't get much foot traffic from people who aren't already heading somewhere specific. quinto café sits at number four, local 4b, which means you'll probably walk past it once before you find it. that slight friction is worth it. this is a roaster that takes the sourcing and roasting side seriously, not just the front-of-house experience, and the regulars here have noticed. people don't come back this consistently to a place in a local 4b without a reason. the neighborhood runs at a different pace than central madrid, and the coffee here fits that. come on a weekday morning, when calle de neptuno is still unhurried, and take your time with whatever's on the filter menu that week.

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