Popayán

Colombia · Pitalito, Huila · Light roast

The same green coffee, roasted differently:

Light Popayán Medium Cartagena Dark Salento

Tasting notes — what do they mean?

fresh pear juicy apple bright orange floral honey

Light Washed 1400–2000 m Castillo Specialty Fresh roast

Pear, apple, orange. Our most easily likeable light roast — there is nothing intimidating about it.

Size

250 g 4 490 Ft 500 g −2% 8 790 Ft All three roasts 3 × 100 g 4 990 Ft

4 490 Ft

Every bag carries the roast date and the LOT number — so you can see exactly when it was made.

20 000 Ft felett ingyenes Foxpost. 1–3 munkanap.

Free collection in person: Vác (Saturday market) and Budapest.

Where it comes from

Huila sits in south-western Colombia, between the central and eastern ranges of the Andes. The department grows something like a fifth of the country's coffee, yet four out of five of its producers work less than three hectares — this lot is built from ten to thirty such farms, cupped in Pitalito. Pear, cooked apple, cooked orange and dark chocolate, with juicy acidity and a sugary sweetness. When someone is starting out with specialty coffee, this is the one I put in their hands.

Termelő: Excelso Gran Galope
Régió: Pitalito, Huila
Fajta: Castillo
Feldolgozás: Washed
Magasság: 1400–2000 m

The whole lot

Freshness and storage

The bag carries the roast date, so you can see exactly when it was made.

Whole bean is best between 4 and 8 weeks; ground, a few days. Keep it in a sealed bag at room temperature, away from light — the fridge doesn't help, and the freezer only works if you don't keep opening it.

Shipping and pickup

Foxpost csomagautomata — 1 142 Ft, 1–3 working days. Free above 20 000 Ft.
Foxpost home delivery — 2 590 Ft, 1–3 working days.
EU delivery — From 4 200 Ft, to 14 European countries.
Pickup — Vác Saturday market — free, Vác, Káptalan u. 3.
Pickup — Budapest — free, 1023 Budapest, Frankel Leó út 49.
Pickup — Vác — free, 2600 Vác, Zrínyi u. 33.

Shipping details

Recipes

How we brew it

These are not generic recipes. The roast level and the character of the lot together set the parameters — and we've written down why.

V60

Tiko recipe

Aiming for: Pear, cooked apple, orange.

Coffee: 15 g
Water: 250 g
Temperature: 96 °C
Grind: medium-fine
Time: 3:00–3:15
Ratio: 1:16.7

Pour schedule

0:00 — bloom Pour 45 g of water and wait 45 seconds. This is when the carbon dioxide leaves — without it the water can't pass evenly through the bed.
0:45 — Pour 2 Add 100 g (145 g in total), pouring slowly in circles and keeping off the edge.
1:30 — Pour 3 Add 105 g (250 g in total), pouring slowly in circles and keeping off the edge.
2:20 — drawdown It should have drained by now. Much later, grind coarser; much earlier, grind finer.

Why this way: A Castillo with juicy acidity. The aim is to keep the pear and apple — standard temperature and a calm two-stage pour is all it takes.

If it's off: Don't rush the last pour; if it drains too fast the finish turns sour.

Chemex

Tiko recipe

Aiming for: Pear, cooked apple, orange.

Coffee: 30 g
Water: 500 g
Temperature: 96 °C
Grind: medium
Time: 4:15–4:45
Ratio: 1:16.7

Pour schedule

0:00 — bloom Pour 80 g of water and wait 45 seconds. This is when the carbon dioxide leaves — without it the water can't pass evenly through the bed.
0:45 — Pour 2 Add 210 g (290 g in total), pouring slowly in circles and keeping off the edge.
2:00 — Pour 3 Add 210 g (500 g in total), pouring slowly in circles and keeping off the edge.
3:30 — drawdown It should have drained by now. Much later, grind coarser; much earlier, grind finer.

Why this way: A Castillo with juicy acidity. The aim is to keep the pear and apple — standard temperature and a calm two-stage pour is all it takes.

If it's off: Don't rush the last pour; if it drains too fast the finish turns sour.

AeroPress

Tiko recipe

Aiming for: Pear, cooked apple, orange.

Coffee: 16 g
Water: 240 g
Temperature: 92 °C
Grind: medium-fine
Time: 2:00
Ratio: 1:15

Pour schedule

0:00 — bloom Pour 50 g of water and wait 30 seconds. This is when the carbon dioxide leaves — without it the water can't pass evenly through the bed.
0:30 — Pour 2 Add 190 g (240 g in total), pouring slowly in circles and keeping off the edge.
1:30 — plunge Stir once, fit the filter and press down steadily over 20–30 seconds.

Why this way: A Castillo with juicy acidity. The aim is to keep the pear and apple — standard temperature and a calm two-stage pour is all it takes.

If it's off: Don't rush the last pour; if it drains too fast the finish turns sour.

Customer recipes

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A Popayán a kolumbiai The light roast of our Gran Galope lot. Tasting notes: fresh pear, juicy apple, bright orange, floral, honey. Origin: Pitalito, Huila, washed processing, 1400–2000 m above sea level. We recommend it for: V60, Chemex, AeroPress. From 4 490 Ft, roasted in Vác and dated on the bag. Free shipping above 20 000 Ft; pickup in Vác and Budapest is free.

Frequently asked questions about this coffee

What does Popayán taste like?

Popayán: fresh pear, juicy apple, bright orange, floral, honey. Light roast, washed processed coffee from kolumbiai.

What is the difference between Popayán and the other roasts?

They are all made from the same green coffee — the Gran Galope lot — only roasted differently: Popayán (light), Cartagena (medium), Salento (dark). The lighter roast gives more acidity and fruit, the darker one more body and chocolate. Same producer, same sack.

How should I brew Popayán?

V60: 15 g coffee, 250 g water, 96 °C, medium-fine grind, in 3:00–3:15. Recommended methods: V60, Chemex, AeroPress.

How much is Popayán, and how do I get it?

From 4 490 Ft. We roast it in Vác and send it to a Foxpost parcel locker (1 142 Ft) or to your door (2 590 Ft) within 1–3 working days. Free above 20 000 Ft. Free pickup in person at: Vác, Káptalan u. 3.; 1023 Budapest, Frankel Leó út 49.; 2600 Vác, Zrínyi u. 33..

The same green coffee

Compare the three roasts

Gran Galope, Colombia — one sack, three different roasts. The difference is not a theory: you can taste it.

Colombia · Light

Popayán

fresh pear · juicy apple · bright orange

4 490 Ft / 250 g

Choose

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Colombia · Medium

Cartagena

caramelised apple · dark chocolate · juicy pear

4 490 Ft / 250 g

Choose

Colombia · Dark

Salento

dark chocolate · cooked apple · sugary sweetness

4 790 Ft / 250 g

Choose

I'll take all three — 3 × 100 g, 4,990 Ft