This washed coffee from Planadas, South Tolima, Colombia is a blend of Castillo and Caturra varieties grown at about 2,050 meters above sea level. Processed via washed method and dried in a parabolic greenhouse, it exhibits a tasting profile featuring red apple, stonefruit, smooth brown sugar, and a black tea body. The coffee is produced by many small organic growers organized into 23 farmer groups.
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.
