Zarza

Producers Jhonatan Gasca and Alejandra Muñoz Ortiz, from Huila, Colombia, use a multi-step natural process to create this undeniably fruity and candy-like cup. If "Fruitbomb" is on your favourite coffee profile list, look no further!

To read more about the multi-step natural process of this lot, head over to our blog! 

Available in 175g or 1kg bags. All single bag 175g orders will be sent in our letterbag packaging.

Square Mile Coffee Roasters presents Zarza, a natural-processed lot from producers Jhonatan Gasca and Alejandra Muñoz Ortiz in Colombia's Huila region. Huila is widely regarded as one of Colombia's most celebrated coffee-producing departments, known for its fertile soils and complex microclimates.

Natural processing — where the whole cherry dries around the bean — tends to produce coffees with pronounced fruit-forward character and sweetness, which aligns with the fruity, candy-like qualities the roaster describes here. This style can amplify the inherent personality of the raw material, making the craft of the producer especially consequential. Gasca and Muñoz Ortiz's work on this lot reflects the growing emphasis on smallholder precision in Colombian specialty coffee, where careful post-harvest decisions increasingly define what ends up in the cup.