Intelligentsia Coffee Shoal Creek

In the renowned coffee region of Huila, Carlos Fernando Cerquera tends three hectares in the village of Bruselas, Pitalito. Beyond producing coffee, he has represented Colombia on the world stage as a cupping competitor in the World Coffee Championships, bringing that same curiosity and discipline back to his farm, Finca Ginebra. This washed Castillo lot was comes from the mitaca harvest, six months after the main crop, when trees yield fewer cherries yet quality remains exceptional. Picked every three to four weeks, ripe cherries were carefully sorted and rested for 24 hours before pulping. The coffee was then fermented in tanks for 24 hours and washed twice to remove remaining mucilage. The resulting cup profile is clean and vibrant, layered with notes of bright tropical fruit, blackberry, and orange concentrate.