Seasonal Colombia Timana Huila 250g Beans

Tucked into the green foothills of southern Huila, Timaná lies between the Magdalena River valley and the Andes’ first ridges at 1,400-1,700m. Volcanic soils, steady rainfall, and cool nights make this one of Colombia’s most celebrated coffee zones. Nearby towns like Pitalito, Suaza, and Tarqui form the core of Colombia’s specialty scene, known for vibrant, fruit-driven coffees.

Founded in 2001 by 38 smallholder families, ASPROTimaná - named after the region’s indigenous Timanaes people - began as a response to Colombia’s coffee crisis. Today, over 850 members across 22 villages share the same mission: to produce exceptional coffee through sustainable farming and fair market access. Our partnership with ASPROTimaná began in 2008 and continues to this day — a reflection of our dedication to fostering lasting, genuine relationships with the producers we work with.

Farmers cultivate Caturra, Castillo, Colombia, and Bourbon varieties on small plots intercropped with shade trees and food crops. Cherries are hand-picked, fully washed using clean spring water, and sun-dried on raised beds, often under parabolic dryers. This careful processing brings clarity, balance, and sweetness to the cup.

Coffees from Timaná are known for bright citrus and tropical fruit notes over a chocolate-sweet base, with profiles ranging from limoncello and marmalade to dark berry and molasses. The main harvest runs from October to December, offset from most of Huila, providing fresh coffee nearly year-round.

Beyond cup quality, ASPROTimaná is a driver of social progress. The co-op holds Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, and UTZ certifications, operates its own cupping lab, and runs youth and women-led programmes. Its Women’s Group trains female producers in leadership, roasting, and café management, empowering them to manage and expand their own farms.

Rooted in Huila’s volcanic soil and guided by a spirit of cooperation, ASPROTimaná stands as a model of resilience, sustainability, and excellence in Colombian coffee.

Why Our Coffee is The Best?

Sourcing the Pick of the Crop

Established relationships with producers and the coffee farming community means we can consistently source the best Arabica and Robusta beans from over 40 origins across the Coffee Growing Belt. At Kingdom Coffee we always demand the pick of the crop. We buy Grade 1 or “Strictly High Grown” – SHG coffee beans. By selecting only coffee beans from the highest elevations we can be sure that the bean has matured more slowly, grown to a larger size and with more density to create a consistently great taste profile.

There’s no denying that coffee grown at higher elevations produces the best flavour profiles, which is then sorted and graded by the farmers with greater care and attention and therefore command a higher premium price which we are very happy to pay! We believe passionately that farmers should be rewarded fairly for their hard work and the quality of their crop.

 

 

Investing in the Purest and Cleanest Roast

ROASTING BETTER: We are unique in that we roast on a clean bed of air in small batches as opposed to conventional drum roasting - only 1% of coffee is roasted this way. Air roasting elevates the natural sweetness to give a smooth and pure taste. Unlike traditional roasting, the chaff, the skin of the bean, that surrounds the raw bean is removed during the air process whilst in normal roasting this is burnt onto the bean. This makes the resultant air roasted beans more pure as the beans will taste less burnt and acidic.

CONSISTENCY: Another benefit to Air Roasting is consistency - typical roasters rely upon roasting “to colour“ which returns a high degree of variance from batch to batch. The Air Roasters rely upon exact metrics such as temperature and time with specific profiles that have been developed by our Q Grader, a certified coffee professional, to suit the particular bean. An exact science rather than guess work.

 

 

Protecting the Environment

We all have to recognise and assess our individual impact upon the environment. Our new Air Roaster uses 30% less energy than a typical roaster and reduces wasted heat by recirculating it in a fully enclosed system. We have a catalytic converter to ensure that harmful gases released are reduced by around 96%. Committing further to minimise our impact on the planet we have moved our packaging to 100% curb-side recyclable. This new packaging still protects that fresh roasted taste.

 

 

OUR BEANS are amongst the freshest on the market, being roasted to stock in the UK as opposed to importing roasted beans on a much longer timescale. Our Neotech roaster is more environmentally friendly, energy efficient and better than conventional drum roasters in that it can roast in specific small batches with unique roasting profiles that are able to compensate product variations and unfold the unique flavour of each individual coffee blend whilst reducing wasted heat by recirculating in the fully enclosed system.

Our range of Ethical coffees support our partnership with Toybox, who we aim to donate £100,000 over a period of ten years, having donated £50,000 in the last 5 years. This enabled Toybox to provide the resources needed for the street outreach team throughout 2020, conducting 240 visits to children in the most high-risk areas in Guatemala City as well as deliver 100 children across the city a warm and nutritious meal each week. Your continued support of Kingdom Coffee means that we can fund vital projects like this so thank you very much!