A competition lot from La Plata, Colombia (Tulio Cotacio), grown at ~1600 masl and processed as a washed coffee. Variety listed as Colombia, with tasting notes of plum, chocolate, and orange. Roasted to a medium profile with balanced body and bright fruit sweetness.
Passenger Coffee put Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on the global coffee map when it was founded in 2014. They are famous for their frozen preservation technique, where they freeze green coffee immediately to stop it from aging, allowing you to taste vintage harvests that are still shockingly fresh. Their roasting style is super elegant and precise, leaning towards lighter profiles that prioritize clarity, sparkling acidity, and sweetness over heavy body. As a certified B Corp, they are also incredibly serious about ethics, publishing detailed transparency reports that prove they treat their producers as real partners rather than just suppliers.
