Ernesto Menendez (Las Brumas)

Description

Roasted August 3, 2026

Las Brumas Anaerobic Natural Pacamara is produced by our longtime friend Ernesto Menéndez. This year we have decided to release both the natural and the washed variants at the same time, as well as the Gesha and an SL28 to give you the special chance to try them both side by side.

Located in the forest of the Appanecca-Ilamatepec mountain range, Las Brumas is totally different from any other coffee farm we've ever seen. The coffee trees at Las Brumas are spread out in the forest to be built up as "wild grown" as possible, without interfering with nature.

We've began working with Ernesto in 2015, and have been buying the coffee from his farms Las Brumas and Los Andes ever since. It was a relationship that started purely based on geekiness in how to create a really high-end cup of coffee. Ernesto is a great producer who constantly cups and improves his methods of growing and processing, something that makes working together really fun, and he has a theory behind every decision in how this coffee was produced.

Ernesto has won the Cup of Excellence several times, and the coffee from Las Brumas has also previously won the World Barista Championship.

Text from Dayglow's listing.