ColombiaFive Elephant · Berlin
COLOMBIA La Virginia – Espresso
jasmine · red apple · quava
63,55 €/kg
63,55 € for 1 kg, though their 5 kg bag works out at 59,72 €/kg · about 1,14 € for an 18 g espresso dose
Price observed 5 Nov 2026. This is the bag, not the basket: delivery is not included.
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Farm named
What Five Elephant says about this coffee
We don’t typically feature this many process-driven coffees, but with three releases from Rafael Aya this year, the clarity and structure of this Colombia F6 made it impossible to pass up. Grown at 1,750 meters at La Virginia, a six-hectare farm Rafael has managed since 2018, this lot benefits from high-altitude conditions, deep valleys, and a distinct microclimate that slow cherry maturation and enhance complexity.
Pushing fermentation to its limits, Rafael applies an extended 250-hour natural fermentation, unlocking a depth of flavor before 15 days of careful drying in Guardiola. The result is a vibrant, layered profile with notes of jasmine, red apple and quava.
This coffee stands out not just for its process but for its remarkable clarity and balance, an expression of Rafael’s expertise and innovation.
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What the roaster says about where it came from
We report what the roaster publishes and we have not checked any of it independently. A fact nobody publishes is not a fault of the coffee: almost no roaster in the UK states an importer or the price paid to the producer.
How it sits among coffee from Colombia
Five Elephant describe this coffee as fruity, floral. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Colombia; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.
floral is unusual here — 17% of coffee from Colombia are described that way.
The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Colombia coffees
What Five Elephant says about itself
Fairtrade
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Direct trade
“We feel that the term that best describes our sourcing philosophy is Direct Trade.” their page (opens in a new tab)
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Where each fact came from
Farm
“Grown at 1,750 meters at La Virginia, a six-hectare farm Rafael has managed since 2018, this lot benefits from high-altitude conditions, deep valleys, and a distinct microclimate that slow cherry maturation and enhance complexity.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Flavour families
“The result is a vibrant, layered profile with notes of jasmine, red apple and quava.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Tasting notes
“The result is a vibrant, layered profile with notes of jasmine, red apple and quava.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
A further 2 facts on this page were read from part of the shop page that holds no sentence — a menu or a product grid — so there is nothing to quote for them.
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