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Colombian Mocha
Yipao roasts the Colombian coffee in San Diego.
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Yipao roasts the Colombian coffee in San Diego.
Curator’s note
Ibagué, Colombia's coffee capital, is home ground for Maria Bahamon and Jairo Martinez, and Yipao roasts nothing but Colombia, Jairo at the drum and Maria grading each batch as a Q Arabica Grader. When an earthquake hit Colombia in August 2026 they gave ten percent of that week's sales to families in the countryside facing damaged homes, destroyed crops, wildfires and drought, and drove a small motor into the mountains of Rovira, Tolima, so one grower could process his coffee with less hand labor.
The Coffee
Each lot is roasted to its use, the Caturro Castillo from San José dark-medium on an espresso profile, and the pour-over goes through a Hario V60. The batch brew is a seasonal coffee, a nitro runs on the cold side, and the decaf is a washed Castillo from Planadas in Tolima.
- SL-28 Natural, Quebraditas, HuilaPour-over
Colombia, Oporapa, Santa Rosa, Huila · 1600~1850 MASL
- Roast
- Medium-light
- Varietals
- SL-28
- Process
- Natural
- Producer
- Finca La Cascada, Edinson Argote & Luz Angela
Vanilla · Strawberries · White Chocolate · Raspberry · Red Wine
- Bourbon Lychee Washed, Quebraditas, HuilaPour-over
Colombia, Oporapa, Santa Rosa, Huila · 1600~1850 MASL
- Roast
- Medium-light
- Varietals
- Bourbon Lychee
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Finca La Cascada, Edinson Argote & Luz Angela
Lychee · Orange · Watermelon · Brown sugar
- Blue Gesha Natural, Monteverde, Tolima
Colombia, Rio Blanco, Tolima · 1900 MASL
- Varietals
- Blue Gesha
- Process
- Natural
- Producer
- Finca Monteverde, Newerley Gutierrez Falla
Maple syrup · lime · caramel · floral
- Green Wush Wush Honey, Rio Blanco, Tolima
Colombia, Rio Blanco, Tolima · 1900 MASL
- Varietals
- Green Wush Wush
- Process
- Yellow Honey
- Producer
- Finca Monteverde, Newerley Gutierrez Falla
orange blossom · coriander grain · clove · grapes
- Bourbon Sidra Natural, Las Flores, Bruselas, Huila
Colombia, Bruselas, Huila · 1780 MASL
- Roast
- Medium
- Varietals
- Bourbon Sidra
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Las Flores, Johan Vergara
Peaches · Cacao nibs · Red wine · Grapes · Blackberries · Lavender
- Pacamara Natural, Nasawe'SX, Gaitania, Tolima
Colombia, Gaitania, Tolima · 1850 MASL
- Roast
- Medium
- Varietals
- Pacamara
- Process
- Natural
- Producer
- Finca el Marchito, Justiniano Paya
Cacao nibs · mango · prune · cinnamon
- Red Bourbon Washed, Jorge Elias Rojas, Planadas, Tolima
Colombia, Planadas, Tolima · 1850 MASL
- Varietals
- Red Bourbon
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- La Roca Estate, Jorge Elias Rojas
Brown sugar · Red Apple · Almond · Black Tea
- Red Wush Wush Natural, Rio Blanco, Tolima
Colombia, Rio Blanco, Tolima · 1900 MASL
- Varietals
- Red Wush Wush
- Process
- Natural
- Producer
- Finca Monteverde, Newerley Gutierrez Falla
caramel · cacao nibs · cinnamon · rosemary
- Caturro Castillo Washed, San José, Belen de Umbria, Risaralda
Colombia, Belén de Umbria, Risaralda · 1920 MASL
- Varietals
- Caturro, Castillo
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Finca Samaria, Gerardo Escobar & Enriqueta Ceballos
Floral · Citrus · Caramel
- Decaf Castillo Washed, Planadas, Tolima
Colombia, Montalvo, Planadas, Tolima · 1500 MASL
- Roast
- Medium-dark
- Varietals
- Castillo, Caturra
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- AGPROSEM association
Orange · honey · cane · citric acidity · juicy body
The Vibe
Inside is one small counter room: white walls, black menu boards, a black-and-white patterned tile face on the counter, polished concrete, rattan dome pendants over a mustard wall, exposed wood beams, and burlap coffee sacks hung overhead. Indoor seating amounts to a few high tops with the yellow drum roaster standing in view behind the bar, so the fenced patio under yellow umbrellas is where most people end up.
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