Yipao Coffee
Curator’s note
One co-owner is the roaster and the other is a certified Q Arabica Grader who signs off on the quality of every batch. Plenty of roasters would pad the list with an Ethiopia; this one keeps the whole argument inside Colombia.
The espresso board's mocha, served at 12oz, with an iced 16oz option offered on most drinks.
The coffee
Roasting is on site and in small batches, across nine single origins and a decaf tagged to farm and varietal, from an SL-28 natural to a Tabi washed. The printed board keeps a standing pour-over section priced by origin, and the Blue Gesha Natural credits producer Newerley Gutierrez Falla at 1,900 meters with a cupping score of 90, though no bag prints a roast date.
- SL-28 Natural, Quebraditas, Huila
- Medium-light
- SL-28
- Natural
- Finca La Cascada, Edinson Argote & Luz Angela
Vanilla · Strawberries · White Chocolate · Raspberry · Red Wine
- Bourbon Lychee Washed, Quebraditas, Huila
- Medium-light
- Bourbon Lychee
- Washed
- Finca La Cascada, Edinson Argote & Luz Angela
Lychee · Orange · Watermelon · Brown sugar
- Blue Gesha Natural, Monteverde, Tolima
- Blue Gesha
- Natural
- Finca Monteverde, Newerley Gutierrez Falla
Maple syrup · lime · caramel · floral
- Green Wush Wush Honey, Rio Blanco, Tolima
- Green Wush Wush
- Yellow Honey
- Finca Monteverde, Newerley Gutierrez Falla
orange blossom · coriander grain · clove · grapes
- Bourbon Sidra Natural, Las Flores, Bruselas, Huila
- Medium
- Bourbon Sidra
- Washed
- Las Flores, Johan Vergara
Peaches · Cacao nibs · Red wine · Grapes · Blackberries · Lavender
- Pacamara Natural, Nasawe'SX, Gaitania, Tolima
- Medium
- Pacamara
- Natural
- Finca el Marchito, Justiniano Paya
Cacao nibs · mango · prune · cinnamon
- Red Bourbon Washed, Jorge Elias Rojas, Planadas, Tolima
- Red Bourbon
- Washed
- La Roca Estate, Jorge Elias Rojas
Brown sugar · Red Apple · Almond · Black Tea
- Red Wush Wush Natural, Rio Blanco, Tolima
- Red Wush Wush
- Natural
- Finca Monteverde, Newerley Gutierrez Falla
caramel · cacao nibs · cinnamon · rosemary
- Caturro Castillo Washed, San José, Belen de Umbria, Risaralda
- Caturro, Castillo
- Washed
- Finca Samaria, Gerardo Escobar & Enriqueta Ceballos
Floral · Citrus · Caramel
- Decaf Castillo Washed, Planadas, Tolima
- Medium-dark
- Castillo, Caturra
- Washed
- AGPROSEM association
Orange · honey · cane · citric acidity · juicy body
The room
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.
The vibe
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