Colombia - Borbon Island
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Our Story
I’m Alex, and what started in 2014 with a single coffee van (and a dream) has now become West Berkshire Roastery - complete with two coffee roasters and a Labrador who thinks he’s the CEO.
Along the way, I discovered that coffee is one big, tangled mess - dodgy practices and shady tactics all over the place. But there’s also a whole lot of amazing farmers doing it right. So, I ditched the usual suspects and set off on a quest for the good stuff: direct-traded coffees served with a generous side of transparency.
With a bit of Berkshire flair and caffeine-fuelled creativity, I’m here to bring you one of the finest (and cleanest) coffee experiences you’ll ever sip. It’s coffee refreshingly drama free.bring you one of the finest (and cleanest) coffee experiences you’ll ever sip. I hope you’ll agree. It’s coffee refreshingly drama free.
Organic Certification
Is this coffee organic and tested for mycotoxins?
Our Roastery Collection consisting of Signature Gold, Black Gold & White Gold is fully independently lab tested for artificial pesticides, moulds and mycotoxins.
They are also 100% naturally grown, free of pesticides & glyphosate.
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Limited Edition - Colombia Borbon Island. Notes of tropical fruits and vanilla. Medium roast, strength 3/5
- 100% arabica, seriously high quality coffee beans
- Resealable/recyclable bag, to stay fresher for longer
- Fast delivery with same day dispatch
What you need to know:
- Notes of tropical fruits & vanilla
- Perfect for all brewing methods
- Strength 3/5
- Body - Medium
- Acidity - Medium
The Coffee Farm:
ALTITUDE GROWN – 1,900 meters above sea level
CROP YEAR: 2025
LOCATION – Nariño, La Unión, Colombia
PROCESS – Washed
VARIETAL - Borbon Sutil
Finca La Bohemia:
The farm La Bohemia has been in the hands of Raquel Lasso and her husband Carlos for almost 30 years. It is located in the trail Buenos Aires, about 40 minutes from La Union, Nariño, at approximately 2000 meters above sea level. At La Bohemia, they have planted around 10,000 coffee trees, where they focus on practicing meticulous and crafted methods.
Raquel and Carlos work in perfect balance: Carlos is in charge of processing each lot, ensuring every part of the process is carefully handled. He even tastes the must generated from each coffee being fermented before completing this part of the process. Raquel is responsible for all other innovative projects at the farm. She currently manages a self-sustainable greenhouse project to grow vegetables and generate secondary income while Nariño is not in harvest. This beautiful farm consists of 6 hectares with approximately 20% shade. Due to the altitude, it is often covered in a magical fog.
The Process:
This unique coffee is processed in a meticulous way by Carlos, who is every day on top of each lot at the farm, using his sensory skills to determine the fermentation time! For this Borbon, he processed it for 4 days (96 hours) and finished the fermentation by tasting the mosto, and in his words, "tastes like a good wine."
All this occurs while the coffee is in mucilage. Afterwards, the coffee is washed with spring water as the fermentation has helped to detach the mucilage from the bean. It is then sun-dried on raised beds next to Carlos's house and finished with a stabilisation process of 25 days in GrainPro bags before milling.
Once opened, consume within 4-6 weeks for best results and before best before date. Unopened lasts for 6 months. Best kept in cool dry environment.
