This washed coffee from Planadas in the Tolima region is produced by smallholder farmers. It comes from 1,042 organic growers organized into 23 groups and features Castillo and Caturra varieties grown at up to 2,050 meters above sea level. Processing is washed; the cherries are depulped, fermented, washed, and dried in a greenhouse for 10–18 days. Tasting notes include raspberry, red apple, creamy dark chocolate body, and a long finish.
Pharmacie Coffee Roasters was founded by Rick Curtis, who spent over five years running specialty coffee shops in Brighton and Hove before opening the roastery in Lewes, East Sussex, in 2021. The name was inspired by a 1970s French pharmacie sign Rick kept behind his couch and the "drugs" signage at Stumptown in Portland, which had shaped his coffee thinking. The move to Lewes came at the suggestion of Danny Tapper from Beak Brewery, who pointed Rick to an old warehouse at the Cliffe Industrial Estate. Rick roasts on a Giesen W15 and also offers a co roasting service, hiring out the equipment to other coffee professionals. The space hosts a seven day brew bar, social bike rides, live music, art exhibitions, and training sessions.
