Colombia Edward Sandoval Chiroso
Colombia Edward Sandoval Chiroso
Colombia Edward Sandoval Chiroso
Light roasts are ideal, highlighting a delicate aromatic profile, with fragrant sweetness and high toned complexity. Look for notes of panela, honey, juicy acidity, hibiscus flower tea, cherry, dried mango, and more! City to City+.
Full Cupping Notes
This Chiroso coffee from Edward Sandoval has a fragrant sweetness to it, with unique aromatics and high toned complexity. At City roast level, the sweetness of the ground coffee has a very nice sweetness of honey and raw sugars, with fruit accents of raisin and berry, and delicate floral accents. The wet aroma has a very attractive floral tea note, mixed with accents of panela raw sugar, and tropical fruits like mango, and cooked pineapple. The cup is freighted with aromatic sweetness, refined flavors that touch on the perfumed aspects of raw sugars, like panela and demerara, cooling to floral accents in the finish. The acidity is juicy and bright, impressive for Colombian coffee, with a tartaric characteristic that plays into a flavor note of white grape. The profile open up to notes of interesting red fruits, plum and cherry, with hints of jamaica/hibiscus flower drink, and dried mango. I found body to be fairly light at City roast level, but it works to highlight some of the more delicate grace notes, and tea-like characteristics. I'm sure this coffee will shine at any roast level, but light roasts are highly recommended to capture the delicate aroma, characteristics that will flatten out with dark roasting.
Specs
Region Santa Isabel, Tolima Processing Wet Process (Washed) Drying Method Covered Sun-Dried Arrival date November 2025 Arrival Lot size 20 Bag size 70 KG Packaging GrainPro Liner Farm Gate Yes Cultivar Detail Chiroso Grade Excelso 15+ Appearance .2 d/300gr, 15-17 Screen Roast Recommendations City to City+ Type Farm Gate
Product Overview
Product Overview
| process method | Wet Process (Washed) |
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| cultivar | Heirloom Types |
| farm gate | Yes |
Farm Notes
Farm Notes
Origin & Farm Notes
We were lucky enough to procure another Chiroso lot this year from Edward Sandoval, in Tolima. The variety "Chiroso" is prized for aromatic flavors of fruit, tea, and even florals. Chiroso's coming out was a sort of rediscovery at the Colombia COE in 2012, when a farmer from Urrao won 1st place with it. Initially thought to be regressions of Bourbon and Caturra, a scientific journal article recently presented the findings of new research that linked its origin to Ethiopian landraces. This would certainly explain their flavor profile! here are two types known at this time, what they call locally "Bourbon" Chiroso, and "Caturra" Chiroso, the former being much taller in stature. The farmer who produced this lot, Edward Sandoval, worked for many years as a field technician for the Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros ("FNC"). When he broke away from the FNC and set out to start his own farm, Finca Canta Ranas, he decided to plant varieties that were not promoted by his previous employer due to their need for a higher degree of management, but that are capable of producing a higher value cup, like Chiroso, Wush Wush, Gesha and Moka (we bought his Moka a few years back). Edward's farm is small, just 3 hectares, and stretches up to about 1850 meters above sea level. See more photos of the farm, here.
Specs
Specs
Technical Specifications
Key specifications and operating details for this product.
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| recommended espresso | No |
Colombia Edward Sandoval Chiroso
Colombia Edward Sandoval Chiroso
Light roasts are ideal, highlighting a delicate aromatic profile, with fragrant sweetness and high toned complexity. Look for notes of panela, honey, juicy acidity, hibiscus flower tea, cherry, dried mango, and more! City to City+.
Full Cupping Notes
This Chiroso coffee from Edward Sandoval has a fragrant sweetness to it, with unique aromatics and high toned complexity. At City roast level, the sweetness of the ground coffee has a very nice sweetness of honey and raw sugars, with fruit accents of raisin and berry, and delicate floral accents. The wet aroma has a very attractive floral tea note, mixed with accents of panela raw sugar, and tropical fruits like mango, and cooked pineapple. The cup is freighted with aromatic sweetness, refined flavors that touch on the perfumed aspects of raw sugars, like panela and demerara, cooling to floral accents in the finish. The acidity is juicy and bright, impressive for Colombian coffee, with a tartaric characteristic that plays into a flavor note of white grape. The profile open up to notes of interesting red fruits, plum and cherry, with hints of jamaica/hibiscus flower drink, and dried mango. I found body to be fairly light at City roast level, but it works to highlight some of the more delicate grace notes, and tea-like characteristics. I'm sure this coffee will shine at any roast level, but light roasts are highly recommended to capture the delicate aroma, characteristics that will flatten out with dark roasting.
Specs
| Region | Santa Isabel, Tolima |
|---|---|
| Processing | Wet Process (Washed) |
| Drying Method | Covered Sun-Dried |
| Arrival date | November 2025 Arrival |
| Lot size | 20 |
| Bag size | 70 KG |
| Packaging | GrainPro Liner |
| Farm Gate | Yes |
| Cultivar Detail | Chiroso |
| Grade | Excelso 15+ |
| Appearance | .2 d/300gr, 15-17 Screen |
| Roast Recommendations | City to City+ |
| Type | Farm Gate |