José Martínez

José and his wife Francy Helena have been farming coffee for many years. José grew up in a coffee farming family but left home at a young age and worked all over Colombia as a bus driver. Looking for a more stable life, he decided to come back home and bought his father’s farm to start paving a new  path. Today, he and Francy manage 10 hectares, five of which are planted with several varieties of coffee including Caturra, Pink Bourbon, Gesha and Tabi.

José Martinez is passionate, innovative, and always looking for opportunities to become better and improve his quality. He keeps his trees healthy and very well pruned, he measures his fermentation process to determine the best time to end fermentation and achieve the perfect balance of flavours.

This shows in a very balanced cup with a high sweetness and some florals.You can expect flavours of blood orange and red grape. This lot is the perfect expression of a high quality, well processed pink bourbon.

We've made the transition to step away from the difference between espresso and filter roast, from now on all coffees will have one optimized roast profile to bring out the best each coffee has to offer. We have noticed that our filter and espresso profiles have been slowly moving towards each other and that our preferred profiles for both filter and espresso brew methods have been almost the same lately. Not much will change except that there is just one roast per coffee now, similar to our past filter roasts and a touch lighter than our past espresso roasts. This small change will give you cleaner, more balanced espresso’s with high clarity and tons of flavor. Please let us know if you have any questions about this transition.