Subtext Coffee Roasters

Alirio Ortega, Colombia Washed Aji

Grown by Alirio Ortega's family at El Roble farm in Bruselas, Huila at 1,650 masl, this Aji microlot represents five years of partnership between Subtext and a producer committed to biodynamic farming. The variety—genetically distinct from Bourbon and likely an Ethiopian landrace—undergoes 28 hours of in-cherry fermentation followed by 36–72 hours in plastic containers before washing and 20-day drying, building complexity and the spicy character the name suggests. The cup delivers the distinctive 'spicy' profile Aji is known for, distinctive within Colombia's diverse Huila region. A rare single-variety microlot from a trusted, multi-generational farm.