Secret Garden

Hawthorn | Orange Soda | Light Muscovado | Haw Flakes | Vivid & Floral

Luz Helena Salazar has spent over two decades growing coffee at Finca Maracay in Armenia, Quindío — in friendly rivalry, apparently, with her husband Jairo Arcila, a noted coffee expert. La Constancia means consistency in Spanish. Every cherry hand-sorted, fermented for 30 hours underwater, dried with precision. The flavour makes the case for the name.

Details

• Origin: Colombia · Armenia · Quindío · Finca Maracay · 1,450m
• Variety: Caturra
• Process: Washed — 30-hour underwater fermentation; produces exceptional clarity and floral complexity
• Roast: Medium-Light · Espresso
• Best for: Espresso, Long Black, Pourover

The Story

The 30-hour underwater fermentation slows the fermentation rate by submerging pulped cherry, producing precise flavour development and unusual floral clarity. At 1,450 metres in Quindío's coffee highlands, the Caturra variety benefits from slow cherry development and the mineral-rich soils of Colombia's coffee axis.

Finca Maracay is 8 hectares, managed with meticulous attention to every stage: sorting, fermentation, drying. Luz Helena named the farm “La Constancia” as a commitment, not a boast. Twenty years in, the record speaks clearly.

In the Cup

Hawthorn and a delicate floral tartness open the cup. Orange soda follows — bright, vivid, and almost effervescent on the palate. Light muscovado sweetness with a molasses depth in the finish. Clean, lively, and genuinely memorable as it cools.