Introducing Spechelon – a new line of carefully selected, high-quality coffees. The Spechelon range features unique and rare coffee varieties, experimental processing methods, and distinctive flavour profiles. Each release is sourced in small quantities, ensuring you experience something truly special with every batch.

Each release is limited, so once it’s gone, it’s gone. Spechelon is a chance to taste exceptional coffees that push the boundaries of what’s possible in the world of specialty coffee.

Origin - Colombia

Region - Armenia, Quindio

Process - Washed, extended 30 hour fermentation

Producer - Jairo Arcila, Finca Villarazo

Altitude - 1400-1450m

Variety - Papayo

Tasting notes - Floral, red apple, caramel, grapes, molasses

Our first Spechelon coffee is a washed, extended fermentation microlot of the unique Papayo varietal from Jairo Arcila at Finca Villarazo in Colombia.

With over 40 years of experience producing high-quality coffee, 3rd generation coffee grower Jairo Arcila is a leading figure in Colombian coffee. Before his well deserved retirement in 2019, Jairo worked for over 40 years as a mill manager at Colombia’s second-largest coffee exporter. He now owns six farms, producing top-quality coffee and creating jobs that positively impacts his community.

Jairo’s sons, Carlos and Felipe Arcila, co-founded Cofinet, our export partner, in 2015 after Carlos moved to Australia. Carlos is the link between roasters and producers, whilst Felipe works on the ground in Colombia as the backbone to the business. Their intimate relationship to coffee and knowledge of growing up as 4th generation coffee farmers, combined with Carlos’s Cambridge business degree, has allowed them to create a genuine and symbiotic relationship between exporter and producer.

This coffee is picked following strict ripeness criteria, floated and hand-sorted to remove any defects. Cherries are then exposed to 30 hours of underwater fermentation before being pulped. The parchment is then gently washed and dried in temperature controlled conditions until ideal moisture content is achieved.

The Papayo varietal is a rare mutation that first took place in Acevedo, Huila. With its striking orange colour and papaya like shape, this coffee delivers a sweet and fruity cup, unlike anything you can find in other varietals.