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Published: 2026-01-28 Author: FrontStreet Coffee
Last Updated: 2026/01/28, Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) Colombian La Vega La Vega is a municipality in the Colombian department of Cauca with an average altitude of approximately 1,800 meters. The region has about 4,000 coffee farming households with an average area of less than one hectare each, totaling approximately 2,900 hectares. Common varieties in this region include
Colombia La Vega Coffee Region

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Colombia · La Vega

La Vega is a municipality in the Cauca Department of Colombia, with an average altitude of approximately 1,800 meters. The region has about 4,000 coffee farming households with an average area of less than one hectare each, totaling approximately 2,900 hectares.

Common varieties in this region include Castillo and Caturra, with the main harvest season typically occurring between April and June.

Unfortunately, coffee-growing areas are also ideal places for cultivating illegal drugs. Colombia is a region known for cocaine cultivation, so there are groups that do not want people to grow coffee.

This led to the creation of a new program - the Guardabosques (Forest Rangers) program. This program aims to prevent farmers in some areas from planting illegal crops such as coca and poppy. It helps with comprehensive development through economic, technical, environmental, and social support, and can also provide legitimate employment and income alternatives for communities affected by illegal crop cultivation.

Guardabosques Forest Rangers Program

Colombia · La Vega

Coffee Bean Information

Region: Latin America · Colombia · Cauca · La Vega

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Castillo (Castillo is a coffee variety developed in 2005 by Colombia's Coffee Research Center based on enhanced plant disease resistance. It is the result of five generations of hybrid selection between Timor and Caturra. Castillo inherits Caturra's short plant stature and high yield while also inheriting Timor's leaf rust resistance genes)

Altitude: 1,800 meters

Description: Violet floral aroma, accompanied by citrus flavors like lemon and grapefruit, with caramel-like mouthfeel

Colombia La Vega Coffee Beans

Colombia · La Vega

Brewing Guide

1. Cupping

Description: Floral notes, lemon, grapefruit, caramel, milk chocolate mouthfeel, slightly tea-like, with higher body.

2. Classic Pour-over (Hot):

30g coffee, 420g water, slightly shortened bloom, smoother second pour.

Description: Rich floral aroma, grapefruit-like acidity, caramel sweetness, smooth mouthfeel.

Pour Over Coffee Brewing

3. Kalita Wave (Iced):

30g coffee, Ditting setting 6, place 220g ice in cloud pitcher, brewing water 200g, first bloom with 60g water, second pour 140g in circular motion from center outward.

Description: Floral notes, gentle grapefruit acidity, caramel, higher body, milk chocolate mouthfeel, tea-like, long aftertaste.

4. Six-cup Chemex (Iced):

45g coffee, remove filter paper after wetting, cool filter bottom with small amount of ice, pour out cooling ice then add 380g ice, install filter paper, add coffee grounds, bloom with 90g water (counting from start of pour, 33s), second pour to 260g, wait 30s, third pour to 340g, total time 2min cutoff. Shake Chemex before serving.

Description: Floral notes, bright lemon and grapefruit acidity, smooth mouthfeel, slightly tea-like, lingering caramel sweetness.

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