Part of an initiative to support Colombian coffee producers through a difficult period. Carlos Escobar will donate part of the proceeds to support the redevelopment of his home region in Colombia.
SIDRA NATURAL – JUAN BUSTOS
Sidra Natural comes from Finca La Coqueta in Filandia, Quindío, Colombia, where producer Juan Bustos grows the Sidra variety. Differente Coffee, the Colombian roastery founded by Carlos Escobar, selected and roasted this lot as part of its program of competition-focused Colombian coffees.
Lot details
- Farm: La Coqueta
- Region: Filandia, Quindío, Colombia
- Producer: Juan Bustos
- Variety: Sidra
- Process: Natural
- Roaster: Differente Coffee
Process. In the natural process, the whole coffee cherry is dried with the skin and fruit still intact around the seed. The cherries are spread out on patios or raised beds and turned regularly as they dry, which can take several weeks. Once dry, the fruit and parchment are removed to reveal the green coffee. Because the seed stays in contact with the fruit throughout drying, naturals tend to carry more fruit-driven intensity and body than washed coffees.
In the cup. Differente deliberately doesn’t provide specific tasting notes for its coffees.
Carlos strongly believes coffee is a subjective experience. Everyone perceives flavors differently depending on their memories, culture, experiences, and personal preferences.
Differente doesn’t want to tell people what they should taste before taking their first sip. Instead, Carlos wants them to explore and discover their own interpretation of each coffee.
That’s why Differente focuses on describing the experience, intensity, character, and feeling behind each coffee rather than providing a list of flavors.
Their selection focuses on coffees that are far from ordinary. Carlos works with some of Colombia’s most innovative producers to showcase expressions of Colombian coffee that go well beyond what people traditionally expect.
About the Roaster – Carlos Escobar, Differente Coffee
Carlos Escobar is the son of a Colombian coffee farmer. He returned to coffee after 12 years in Australia, where he won the 2020 Australian Brewers Cup. He placed third at the 2025 World Brewers Cup in Jakarta, representing Colombia with Differente Coffee. On October 18, 2026, he won the Colombian Brewers Cup (Campeonato Colombiano de Cafés Filtrados) in Bogotá. This is his second Colombian national title, and it qualifies him to represent Colombia at the World Brewers Cup again. He founded Differente in Colombia to roast the country’s top lots where they are grown, instead of exporting them as green coffee.
Each coffee Carlos selects is roasted in Colombia, close to the farm that produced it.
