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THE JOURNALFIELD NOTES · Nº 04INAUGURAL SEASON · 2026
SCIENCE OF NATURE · HUILA · CALDAS

Where fermentation science meets the frontier

Scheduled selection from Colombia — full evidence publishes before the floor opens.

WORDS
EGGSTONE Cupping Lab
DATA
Uncrack Engine · NIR
LOTS
4 · 4 producers
Upcoming · Aug 25
The ridgelines of Huila · Caldas — Science of Nature.FIG. 01

Scheduled selection from Colombia — full evidence publishes before the floor opens.

01THE ORIGIN

Every lot in Colombia Frontier (Test) arrives with the same file: a 16-component NIR chemistry read, a verified cupping score and the mill's own processing log. Huila · Caldas grew these coffees; the numbers let them speak for themselves before the gavel falls.

Farm photo
Mill · drying photo
From the field — farm and mill photos are on their way.FIG. 02–03
02IN THE MILL

Each lot is processed to the producer's own recipe — fermentation, drying and rest times are logged at the mill and travel with the lot's data sheet.

Harvest windows and moisture readings for this selection are listed per lot in the catalogue below.

Buyers used to taste my coffee and name their price. This season, the coffee brings its own numbers to the table.
LUCIA MENDOZA, LIRIO DE MAYO
03THE PLAYERS
01
Andres CardenasNEW-GENERATION FARM

A meticulous estate in Huila · Caldas, Colombia known for clean separations — each block picked, processed and rested as its own lot.

02
Camila RojasSMALLHOLDER COLLECTIVE

A Huila · Caldas, Colombia grower whose small lots are picked in multiple passes and dried slowly to protect what the altitude gives.

03
Esteban GuzmanNEW-GENERATION FARM

A Huila · Caldas, Colombia grower whose small lots are picked in multiple passes and dried slowly to protect what the altitude gives.

04
Lucia MendozaSMALLHOLDER COLLECTIVE

A Huila · Caldas, Colombia grower whose small lots are picked in multiple passes and dried slowly to protect what the altitude gives.

Producers · landscape photo
The producers — group and landscape photos are on their way.FIG. 04
04THE CATALOGUE

House estimates are previews until the pricing model is trained.

Opening Aug 25
Colombia Frontier (Test)
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