Colombia - Laboyano

This Colombian coffee from Huila is clean coffee done properly. It’s about clarity, balance, and intent, without tricks or unnecessary noise. This is a washed coffee that shows up exactly how it should, structured, bright, and easy to come back to day after day. It’s the kind of coffee you brew once and then reach for again the next morning without overthinking it, and that’s exactly the point.  It's what we call "chuggable."

In the cup, it’s clean and precise, bright without being sharp, and sweet without being heavy. There’s citrus up front, a soft stone-fruit sweetness through the middle, and a calm, dry finish that wraps things up neatly without overstaying its welcome. Nothing muddy, nothing confusing just well-made coffee that does its job.

Washed coffee strips things back to the fundamentals. It doesn’t hide behind fermentation experiments or processing gimmicks. The washed process lets the place and the work do the talking.  Careful picking, proper fermentation, slow drying, and patience at every step. The result is a coffee that’s transparent, dependable, and honest.

This coffee is versatile by design. Brewed as filter or pour-over, it’s clean, bright, and sweet. In batch brew, it’s balanced and easy to drink. As espresso, it delivers structured acidity with a tidy finish. It behaves well, extracts cleanly, and doesn’t fight you.

This coffee is for people who actually drink coffee, for cafés that need consistency, and for home brewers who don’t want to overthink things. If you like coffee that does what it says it will do, this one fits the bill.

At Big Shoulders, we’re not interested in selling stories that don’t show up in the cup. Colombia Laboyano earns its place because it’s reliable, clean, and well built. Strong solid foundations, and good coffee nothing more, nothing less.