TANAT – Nestor Lasso [Typica Mejorado Washed] 200g | Colombia

About This Coffee

Nestor Lasso has become one of the most talked-about producers in Colombia, and this lot shows why. He's a third-generation grower at El Diviso, a farm near Pitalito in Huila that his grandfather, José Uribe, founded. Around five years ago Nestor and his brother Adrián took it over and turned it decisively toward specialty — micro-lots, rare varieties and tightly controlled fermentation rather than the commodity coffee the family had grown before. They work closely with Jhoan Vergara of the neighbouring Finca Las Flores, pooling knowledge across the two farms.

El Diviso sits high in the Colombian Massif, above 1,750 metres, where cool nights, fog and volcanic soil slow the cherries and build density in the bean. The farm carries an unusual spread of varieties — Sidra, Geisha, Pink Bourbon, Java and more — processed plot by plot so each one can be handled on its own terms.

The variety here is Typica Mejorado, which is more interesting than its name lets on. Despite the "Typica," genetic testing has shown it isn't really Typica at all: it's a cross of Bourbon and an Ethiopian landrace, originally from Ecuador, sought after for gesha-like aromatics and a refined, tea-like sweetness. It's a demanding plant that rewards high altitude, which is exactly what El Diviso gives it.

The processing is anaerobic washed — the coffee is fermented in sealed, oxygen-free vessels before being washed, a method Nestor uses to build aromatic complexity while keeping the cup clean. Tanat roasts it for filter and finds coconut, peach, raspberry and the bright, zesty lift of makrut lime, with medium acidity and a silky body. They scored it 87.

Freshly roasted by TANAT in Paris and imported to the UK by ROAST EDIT Co.