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Alirio Muñoz Ortega

Alirio Muñoz Ortega

Madcap Coffee Company

About This Coffee

This single-origin coffee is produced by Alirio Muñoz Ortega in Bruselas, Huila, Colombia. The coffee is a Pink Bourbon variety, hand-picked at peak ripeness. It undergoes a meticulous processing method involving 25-30 hours of in-cherry fermentation, followed by depulping, a 48-hour barrel fermentation, and washing. Finally, the coffee is dried in a secadero greenhouse with mesh floors for 18-20 days. The flavor profile is expressive, featuring notes of pineapple, cotton candy, and pink lemonade.

Origin

Huila (Colombia)
Huila, Bruselas (Colombia)

Flavor Notes

Pineapple

Roast Level

Processing

Washed, Rum Barrel Fermentation

Typology

Arabica
Pink Bourbon
MC

Madcap Coffee Company

Madcap Coffee Company was founded in 2008 by Trevor Corlett in Grand Rapids, Michigan, starting with a café on Monroe Center where he also roasted the coffee. Corlett, who won the 2016 Eastern Conference United States Barista Competition and placed as high as third at nationals in consecutive years, brings a competitive barista's precision to the roasting program. The company now operates from a dedicated roastery and training space on Fulton Street, with additional locations in Grand Rapids, Leland, and a fourth café opening in Ferndale in early 2026. Revenue splits evenly between retail and wholesale, and the training facility is designed to be visible to patrons, making education a public facing part of the brand. Madcap's growth over nearly two decades has made it one of the defining specialty roasters in the Midwest.

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