Colombia Popayán Reserve

Producer Approximately 75 smallholder farmers in Popayán

Region Popayán, Cauca, Colombia

Elevation 1500–2070 masl

Varieties Typica & Colombia & Catimor & Caturra & Castillo

Harvest Season October–December

Processing Washed

Cup

Blackberry
Cane Sugar
Dark Chocolate
Light Citrus
Plum

A sweet, balanced collaboration from a talented group of producers highly focused on cup quality.

Popayán Reserve is a regional coffee program in Huila, Colombia, managed by our friends and partners at Cofinet. The project brings together approximately 75 producers in the Popayán area, where coffees are grown in fertile soil shaded by the Andes mountains.

Coffee cherries are carefully sorted and selected for ripeness, then fully washed and dried on raised beds for 5-7 days to its optimal moisture content. Growing conditions here, in the Andes’ volcanic ash along with a mild climate, are known to produce sweet, citrusy coffee profiles.

The Popayán Reserve program supports economic sustainability for its growers by incentivizing quality. Growers can receive premiums of up to 20% above market prices, giving them a direct financial incentive to improve and sustain cup quality.

We are pleased to share this coffee as part of our Verdant Reserves program, offering quality coffees with increased traceability to roasters at accessible price points.

About the Partner

Cofinet

Swiss Water has been working with fourth-generation-family-run Cofinet since 2025. We are honored to showcase their work both on their own farms and in their ethical and long-term relationship-focused approach to partnering with smaller Colombian producers.

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