FARM: Specialty Lots With a Concept Identity

The FARM label is a curated series of specialty lots that carry a concept name reflecting the sensory experience rather than just the origin or process. Macaron — named after the French patisserie's defining characteristics of almond sweetness, light floral cream, and a delicate shell crunch — is a lot designed from variety selection and processing to land squarely in dessert territory without relying on co-fermentation additives.

Jhoan Vergara's approach at Las Flores is built on the conviction that the right variety, harvested at precise ripeness and processed with thermal shock precision, can produce cup profiles as specific and intentional as a named pastry. The Macaron lot channels the farm's signature washed-anaerobic thermal shock technique toward a very specific outcome: almond, vanilla cream, delicate florals, and a smooth, round sweetness.

Finca Las Flores: The Producer Behind the Label

Finca Las Flores was founded in 1990 by Edilberto Vergara and Nubia Ayure in Acevedo, Pitalito, Huila — and has been developed by their son Jhoan Vergara into one of Colombia's most celebrated specialty farms over the past decade. Jhoan won 1st place at Master of Coffee in South Korea 2019, Top Roast Colombia 2022, and has had his coffees used in multiple international barista and brewers cup competitions. The farm is 16 hectares at 1,750 masl and grows Pink Bourbon, Yellow Bourbon, Java, Gesha, Chiroso, Bourbon Ají, Tabi, Maracaturra, Red Bourbon, and Colombia variety. For the full Las Flores story, see Blog #34.

"Las Flores is the result of decades of family dedication to coffee quality, combined with a new generation's passion for innovation and international recognition." — Jhoan Vergara / Lohas Beans

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