Origin : Atok, Benguet

Taste Notes : Rose Apple, Coconut Caramel, Dalandan

Process - Natural

Varietals: Garnica

Roast Level: Light/Filter

In 2014, among Kalsada’s first purchase of coffee was from a small community called Sitio Kisbong in Atok, Benguet. Farmers processed coffees from their own backyards with their hand-cranked pulpers and dried them bilao, or winning baskets, on top of their roofs. Despite growing coffee for decades, most farmers regarded it as a secondary crop and only applied traditional ways of processing. Coffee quality was inconsistent, and production was low. On average, each farmer can only produce 35kgs to 50kgs of coffee.

In partnership with Bo’s coffee, a Philippine coffee house chain, Kalsada established a small community washing station in Sitio Kisbong in 2019. As a result of typhoon rains and winds during this harvest, most coffees from 33 family farmers were washed and dried for 4-6 weeks.

A very versatile coffee great as both black or with milk. We roast Sitio Kisbong light, to help the intense sweetness and body shine. If brewed black expect a brown sugar sweetness, with a rich mulled acidity reminding us of rose apple or a soft citrus fruit. Prepared with milk the sweetness takes front seat with rich notes of coconut caramel and a lingering orange rind aftertaste.

Coffee orders are roasted every Thursday/Friday and shipped the next Monday