Solstice

Introducing the fourth annual release in our summer series: Solstice, a coffee that captures the brightness and ease of this summer season. Built as a thoughtful post-blend of three distinct and expressive farms, this year’s Solstice continues our tradition of celebrating summer through a cup that is playful.

This limited summer release brings together coffees from across Latin America, each contributing its own sense of place and process. From the highlands of Colombia to the volcanic soils of El Salvador and back again to one of Huila’s most innovative farms, Solstice is a meeting point of terrain and technique. The result is a profile that feels effortlessly balanced yet quietly complex, made for warm days and golden evenings.

A naturally processed Caturra from Colombia, selected with meticulous precision and shaped through extended anaerobic fermentation, lays down a lush, fruit-forward foundation. This is complemented by a washed Bourbon from Finca Serbia in El Salvador, grown by Fernando Lima on the slopes of the Santa Ana volcano, bringing clarity and a gentle sweetness rooted in tradition. Completing the blend is a striking co-ferment from Finca Monteblanco in Huila, an adventurous expression enhanced with water melon nectar, yeast cultures and lactobacillus, adding a layer of aromatic intrigue.

Together, these components form a coffee that is both nostalgic and unexpected, a reflection of summer’s lightness. Juicy, soft and quietly indulgent, Solstice is a celebration of seasonality, artistry and the producers who make it all possible.

Origin One: La Cabana (Danilo Perez) Process: 120hr Extended Fermentation Varietal: Gesha / Pink Bourbon / Caturra Altitude: 1700 - 1800 MASL

Origin Two: Finca Monteblanco (Sánchez Family) Process: 190 Fermentation with Tropical fuit nectar and yeast cultures Varietal: Bourbon / Caturra Altitude: 1750 MASL

Origin Three: Finca Serbia (Fernando Lima) Process: Washed Varietal: Caturra / Bourbon / Catuai Altitude: 1000 MASL

Taste Notes:

Watermelon / Pear / Vanilla

Solstice is a Colombian coffee from Coaltown Coffee, blending beans from three producers at Finca Monteblanco and Finca Serbia alongside La Cabana. This Caturra lot employs mixed processing methods—natural, anaerobic, and washed techniques—across its microlots, each contributing distinct character to the final cup. The roaster identifies watermelon and pear as primary notes, with vanilla providing base sweetness. Grown between 1000–1800 masl, the altitude range supports complexity typical of Colombian specialty production. The blend of processing approaches invites exploration of how fermentation depth and drying method shape this varietal's expression.