Flower Child Coffee

Gloria Cecilia - Chiroso

Gloria Cecilia's small plot in San Carlos, Urrao, Colombia produces a distinctive Caturra Chiroso—a relatively rare landrace variety with Ethiopian-Yemeni origins now gaining recognition in specialty coffee. The washed process involves hand-picking, immediate de-pulping of 95% of cherries, 36-hour fermentation in open tanks gathered over 3–5 days, a second wash, and sun-bed drying to 10.5% moisture. The cup delivers a savory-sweet complexity: almond, macadamia, apricot, dried fruit, sweet peppers, and bright citrus balanced against brown sugar and full body. This is coffee shaped by Doña Gloria Cecilia's meticulous, intentional hand—mentored by COE Champion Carmen Montoya—that deserves two weeks+ rest before brewing to reveal its full potential.