Coltrane

Colombia Single Origin | Medium Roast

Tasting Notes

Orange · Nectarine · Chocolate

About This Coffee

What sets John Coltrane apart is his unmistakable style and extraordinary range—a source of inspiration for our Coltrane coffee. This roast is a tribute to his artistry, with rich dark chocolate and bright citrus notes from orange and nectarine, allowing this Colombian coffee’s natural quality to shine.

Roasted to a medium profile, Coltrane has a mellow, sugary sweetness and a luxuriously smooth body. Each cup is a nod to Coltrane’s legacy, inspiring our pursuit of a coffee experience that’s nothing short of legendary.

Coffee Story

This coffee is produced by a cohesive group of farmers united by common spiritual and community values. They cultivate coffee in harmony with their indigenous belief system, respecting the integrity of the land and their surroundings.

Thanks to the high level of confidence and trust among members, they can unify and implement cultivation and processing techniques with agility, ensuring consistency in quality and low environmental impact.

Product Details

Origin: Colombia

Roast Level: Medium

Process: Washed

Flavor Profile: Orange, nectarine, chocolate, with mellow sweetness and smooth body

Available Sizes: 10oz, 1 Kilo, 5 lb

Brewing Recommendations

Best enjoyed as a pour-over or drip to highlight citrus and chocolate notes

Works beautifully as an espresso for a balanced, sweet cup

Why You’ll Love It

✔️ Inspired by the artistry of John Coltrane✔️ Bright, sweet, and smooth flavor balance✔️ Sustainably grown with respect for the land and community✔️ A specialty coffee experience that’s both legendary and approachable

The Coltrane from Red Bay Coffee represents a washed-process offering from Colombia, where the wet-milling method emphasizes clarity and brightness characteristic of the region's coffees. Washed processing, detailed in our process guide, typically highlights cleaner fruit expression and balanced sweetness—qualities reflected here through notes of orange and nectarine alongside grounding chocolate. This combination of bright citrus and stone fruit with cocoa-forward body illustrates how origin and processing methodology shape a coffee's sensory profile. Those seeking to explore these flavor dimensions further may find our flavor wheel a useful reference for understanding how these notes interact.