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Colombia Emerson Narvaez, Natural Anaerobic Laurina (Low Caffeine) July 16th, 2026
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Emerson Narvaez
Specs
Producer Emerson Narvaez
Farm Finca El Turpial
Region Cumbitara, Nariño Colombia
Harvest Summer 2025
Varieties Laurina
Process Natural Anaerobic
Altitude 1,950 masl - 2,850 masl
Importer Apex
Emerson Narvaez
Producer Profile
Emerson Felipe Narvaez grew up in Policarpa, Nariño, learning about the land and watching his father produce coffee. However, Emerson did not plan to grow coffee himself. Instead, he worked various jobs as a builder, soldier, and baker before eventually being drawn back into coffee. He was introduced to specialty coffee by a local co-op, and he immediately fell in love with coffee, and became a Q grader. Eventually, he bought his own parcel of land to start Finca El Turpial. This is the highest farm we've ever bought from, with altitudes ranging from 1,950 to 2,850 masl. A unique microclimate that sends warm winds up the mountain allows him to grow his coffee at high altitudes that are usually inhospitable to coffee. Emerson experiments with many varieties at El Turpial including Laurina, SL28, Pink Bourbon, and Gesha. This season we selected two of Emerson’s coffees, including this excellent natural anaerobic Laurina. This is our first time working with this naturally low-caffeine variety.
Brewing Emerson Narvaez
Recommended Use: FILTER
Where to Grind: Start at a coarse setting within our recommended grind range*
*Refer to our Grind & Brew Guide for recipes and grind setting ranges tailored to specific grinders and brewers.
For best results we recommend resting your filter coffee for two to three weeks post-roast before brewing.
Nariño
Nariño is characterized by steep slopes, and extremely high altitudes as well as a unique climate. Warm, humid air makes its way up from the valleys during the evening hours, allowing for coffee to be grown at higher altitudes than in the rest of Colombia, without risk of frost. Producers are small, biodiversity is traditional, soils are nutrient rich and well-drained.
Laurina
Laurina is a rare and distinctive variety known for its notably low caffeine content. A mutation of Bourbon, Laurina contains about 50-60% less caffeine than other Arabica coffee. The plants are relatively small, making them easier to manage and harvest, and they thrive at high altitudes.
Natural Anaerobic
After picking, the whole cherries are placed in GrainPro plastic bags that block both oxygen and light, creating a controlled anaerobic environment. This phase lasts ten days and is carried out with the cherries kept fully intact. Throughout this time, the bags are moved and handled periodically to ensure an uniform fermentation.
Once the fermentation is complete, the coffee is dried for three days in direct sunlight, spread out on black plastic sheets to facilitate water drainage. Finally, the coffee is transferred to raised drying beds, where it dries under the sun for approximately eighteen days.
Transparency
IMPORTER | Apex |
FARMGATE PRICINGWhat's this?FOB: "Freight on board," usually the price paid to the coffee exporter for coffee ready to ship. This includes price paid to the producer as well as milling, warehousing and transportation costs plus any intermediaries' fees and export costs. Farmgate: the price paid by the exporter or other buyer to the producer or producer organization. | -- |
FOB PRICING | $28.20 USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $37.17 USD per lb |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 125 kg . Subtext purchased 25kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | Apex has been working with Emerson for two years and this is the first year we have purchased his coffee. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 87.5 |