Casa Negra

dried fruit · combined

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What Miró says about this coffee

Casa Negra in the Espresso Subscription

Ready for our new subscription coffee from Colombia? Casa Negra has a bold sweetness, reminiscent of caramelised sugar and molasses. You’ll find some hints of dried fruit, combined with delicate citrusy spikes caused by the washing process, which will remind you of tangerine. The syrupy texture allows you to perceive the medium to heavy body of this coffee, finishing with an aftertaste of chocolate and prune. Definitely the perfect cup to be enjoyed on a cloudy day.

About the origin

Its origin is incredibly special: Nariño has the highest altitude at which coffee is grown in Colombia which also means temperatures are quite low. This climate is perfect for coffee cherries. As the bean matures slowly they have a higher concentration of sugar. What makes the coffee from this region also unique is the rich soil.

This coffee is harvested according to strict maturity criteria, floated and hand-selected to remove any defects. The cherries were then subjected to 30 hours of underwater fermentation before being pulped. The parchment was then gently washed and dried in temperature controlled conditions until the ideal moisture content was achieved…

Their own sales copy, as published on their page and not checked by us. We keep the first 1,200 characters of it, which is why it stops where it does. read it on their page (opens in a new tab)

What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Colombia, Brazil

Region

Minas Gerais, Nariño

Process

washed

Variety

Red Bourbon, Caturra, Bourbon

Not stated

farm or estate, producer, altitude, harvest, lot, importer, price paid to the producer

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

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe coffee from Colombia: 1,593 of 3,747 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.

Miró describe this coffee as fruity. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Colombia; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.

Every family the roaster names is a common one for coffee from Colombia, so this reads as a typical example rather than an outlier.

The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Colombia coffees

What Miró says about itself

Recyclable packaging

“The packaging is recyclable and shipping is – yes – included.” their page (opens in a new tab)

Direct trade

…award is proof that there are many people who want to build a different kind of coffee business – by doing things the right way.» Our current coffees by Sancoffee: Boa Vista Brazil CHF 12.5 Direct trade Winner SCA Awards Brazil Direct trade Winner SCA Awards Boa Vista CHF 12.5 Encouraged, Sancoffee continues to build on their long-term goals and inspire others to follow their model leading to… part of a longer passage their page (opens in a new tab)

SCA member

“Have you ever heard of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Sustainability Awards?” their page (opens in a new tab)

Fairtrade

“Most of their carefully chosen beans from all over the world – with the utmost focus on a sustainable production chain – are fair trade and organic, some even certified or direct trade.” their page (opens in a new tab)

These are claims the roaster makes about its business, not about this coffee, and we have not checked them against any register.

Where each fact came from

Variety

“It is a natural mutation of the Red Bourbon.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Flavour families

“You’ll find some hints of dried fruit, combined with delicate citrusy spikes caused by the washing process, which will remind you of tangerine.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Limited edition

“This microlot is 100% Caturra.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Country of origin

“Ready for our new subscription coffee from Colombia?” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Region

“This variety originates from Minas Gerais, Brazil.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Processing

“The parchment was then gently washed and dried in temperature controlled conditions until the ideal moisture content was achieved.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Tasting notes

“You’ll find some hints of dried fruit, combined with delicate citrusy spikes caused by the washing process, which will remind you of tangerine.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Taken from the roaster’s own pages, and nothing here has been verified by us or by an independent body. What we store is a passage of page text cut around the fact, so one shown with an ellipsis is a passage we cannot see the start or the end of; only the fully quoted ones are complete sentences.