An especially festive tasting coffee, we thought we'd highlight this as our very first Christmas release. We're not fans of fudging the packaging to fit a theme - the landscape and colours of our labels tell the story of place & flavour, and in this case we find defined cardamon bun, pistachio babka & gingerbread. We're feeling overjoyed to also release this coffee the same week as we had Edinson Argote himself take over the bar at Scenery - where we served this very coffee as our second espresso, as a bit of a mindblower. Roasted "Light" instead of "Lightest" - with the view for a more forgiving style! Excellent black and with milk - both versions of this coffee absolutely stunning. Light Roaster Influence (House/Omni style): Rather than cut the roasts as short as we can get away with to maximise the aromatics and peak acidity, in this case we've extended the overall roast time, and given just a fraction more time and a smidgen hotter end temperature than we usually would. Just a bit more roast influence found in the cup, trading for deeper caramelised sweetness whilst still being clean. Quebraditas Orphaned and working from age 11, Edinson Argote found coffee after his military service at a Colombian buying station. He mastered quality control and fermentation techniques while running QC at a major Piendamó farm, then launched Quebraditas - an 8-hectare farm planted with exotic varieties. His girlfriend Luz Angela's family already had a traditional 10-hectare farm called Chorro Alto. While Quebraditas is still young, Edinson's processing knowledge has proven vital in his partnership with El Jaragual, helping establish it as speciality coffee's newest standout producer. Colombia's position as the epicentre of experimental processing continues evolving — knowledge spreading beyond initial pioneers into a wider network of skilled producers. We're seeing more variety offered in these high technical intervention lots, and even the spread outside of Colombia (We've seen in the previous few months producers in Peru, India and Ethiopia start to deploy these techniques). We were stoked to be on the first wave of roasters offering coffee from Edinson and Luz - his Gesha was a standout of the 2024 offer. Meeting Edinson and Luz Angela at Manchester's Altogether Brewing event was a brilliant moment of connection and we're stoked to keep promoting their work.