Colombia Popayan
From one of Colombia’s most celebrated coffee-growing regions, this smooth and approachable roast offers a beautifully balanced cup with gentle sweetness and subtle fruit notes. A consistent favourite for its clean profile and easy drinkability.
Colombia Popayan
Medium Roast
Origin: Colombia
Notes: Sweet / Chocolate / Fruity
Region: Popayan
Process: Fully Washed
Responsibly Sourced
Pickup available at Laurel Café
Usually ready in 24 hours
Colombia Popayan
340g / Whole Bean
Laurel Café
35 Laurel Street
Ottawa ON K1Y 4M4
Canada
ORIGIN
This lot comes from small family farms surrounding the city of Popayán in Colombia’s Cauca Department. Grown on the Meseta de Popayán plateau at 1,700 meters, the coffee benefits from rich volcanic soil, abundant sunlight, and a stable climate. Farmers here primarily cultivate Caturro and Castillo varieties, harvesting twice each year during the main crop from October to January and the smaller mitaca from April to June. Many of these producers follow sustainable and often organic practices, contributing to the clean, bright, and subtly fruity profile for which Popayán coffee is celebrated.
CRAFT
Our medium roast brings out the smooth balance of Colombian Popayán coffee. We roast this lot to highlight the balanced sweetness and refined character of high-altitude Colombian coffee. Fully washed to enhance clarity, it reveals gentle chocolate tones, ripe fruit, and a soft floral lift. The profile is bright yet rounded, making it equally enjoyable black or with milk. Directly sourced from dedicated Cauca producers, this coffee offers approachable complexity with a clear sense of place in every cup.
Colombia Popayan FAQ
Colombia Popayan has a smooth, comforting flavour profile with chocolate, nutty notes, and good sweetness. This medium roast is balanced and approachable, with a clean finish and just enough subtle fruit character to keep the cup lively without tasting sharp.
Our Colombian coffee beans are roasted to a perfect medium roast. A medium roast keeps the coffee sweet and balanced, with a rounded body and a clean profile. This roast level highlights chocolatey sweetness and nutty flavours without heavy roast bitterness.
Colombia Popayan is designed to shine as filter coffee, especially drip and pour-over. Colombia Popayan can work in espresso, but the best expression of this coffee is a clean, sweet brewed cup. For a more traditional espresso profile built to cut through milk drinks, our Brazil Mogiana Espresso is the better fit.
For the clearest, sweetest cup, brew Colombia Popayan as a pour-over or drip coffee using a medium grind and clean, hot water. If the cup tastes bitter, use a slightly coarser grind or shorten the brew time. If the cup tastes weak, use a slightly finer grind or a bit more coffee.
This coffee is a Colombian coffee from the Popayan region. It is fully washed, a process that typically produces a clean cup with clear sweetness and a crisp, tidy finish.
Our specialty coffee is crafted with ethically sourced, high-grade arabica beans from trusted farms around the world. Each roast brings out bold flavour, smooth finish, and consistent quality in every cup. We roast in small batches to honour the origin, depth, and complexity of every bean.