MONT58 Bolivia Single Origin Coffee Beans
Expect your freshly roasted beans to arrive within 2-3 days.
MONT58 Bolivia Single Origin: The Rare Andean Gem
This coffee represents a rare achievement in the speciality market. Sourced from the demanding terrain of the Andes, this single origin is celebrated for its elegance and clean cup profile. It is typically delicate, bright, and aromatically sweet, featuring notes of soft stone fruit, subtle citrus, and honeyed cocoa. The roastery is truly extra chuffed to offer this exceptional bean.
Flavour Profile & Roast Details
Taste: Delicate, Bright, Sweet (Notes often include Green Apple, Citrus, Soft Cocoa)
Roast: Medium
Strength: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Origin & Farm: The Challenging Yungas Region
This coffee is sourced from the Yungas region, the primary coffee-producing area, situated along the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes near the famous Caranavi province.
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Rarity & Context: Speciality Bolivian coffee is scarce due to a combination of factors: the prevalence of coffee leaf rust (roya) which devastated traditional varietals, and the challenges posed by low infrastructure and government policy changes. Securing this lot is a testament to the producers’ resilience.
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The Farmer/Structure: The vast majority of production (over 85%) comes from smallholder farmers working plots of land between 1 and 8 hectares. These farmers often pool resources through small co-operatives to access processing and export markets.
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Altitude & Varietals: The beans are grown at extremely high elevations, generally exceeding 1,450 metres above sea level (masl), earning them the classification of Strictly High Grown (SHG). The varietals are traditional, often Typica and Caturra, which thrive in the cool, high-altitude climate, contributing to the coffee's famed delicate acidity.
Processing & Quality Control
Bolivian speciality coffee is known globally for its fastidious and traditional processing, which yields the highly sought-after clean cup.
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Selective Harvesting: The challenging, rugged terrain means all cherries are selectively hand-picked when perfectly ripe, often requiring multiple passes per tree.
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The Washed Process: The coffee is predominantly Fully Washed. This involves pulping the cherries, followed by fermentation (sometimes using the mosto process to add back complexity), and rigorous washing. This method is critical for achieving the clarity and delicate brightness that defines the Bolivian profile.
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Drying: The beans are meticulously sun-dried on patios or raised beds. The clean cup is dependent on this careful drying stage, often managed by the smallholders themselves or through local washing stations.
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Quality Grade: This coffee is guaranteed Speciality Grade, meaning it has been cupped and scored above 80 points (often 85+) by certified Q-Graders, confirming its exceptional quality, flavour balance, and lack of defects.
Recommended Brew Methods
The delicate, bright, and clean profile of this rare single origin shines best in methods that emphasize clarity and complex aroma.
Pour-Over (V60, Chemex): Use a Medium grind (Optimal Method) to showcase the delicate brightness and subtle stone fruit complexity, ensuring a clean and aromatic extraction.
Aeropress: Use a Medium-Fine grind and a short immersion time (around 1:00 to 1:30 minutes) to create a clean, balanced cup that preserves the sweet acidity without over-extraction.
Batch Brew / Filter: Use a Medium grind for an excellent, consistent all-day cup. This method delivers a reliable, clean, and refreshing coffee with excellent clarity.
About The Roastery
Mont58 Coffee is the passion project of husband-and-wife team, Shai and Maya. Their journey began quite literally at home in 2018, when they took the plunge and jacked in their full-time jobs to start roasting coffee in a humble garden shed in South-East London. Shai, whose passion for coffee was sparked by childhood memories of drinking cardamom-spiced coffee with his grandfather, honed his craft on a tiny 250g machine.
This small-batch venture quickly took off, especially during the lockdown when the local community wholeheartedly embraced their door-to-door, bike-delivered coffee.
While they have since scaled up to a larger roastery in Ashford, Kent, and opened further sites, the spirit of that original shed, small business, big heart, remains central to their award-winning, ethical, and community-focused mission. It's a proper 'started from the ground up' success story, but with significantly better beans.
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Expect your freshly roasted beans to arrive within 2-3 days.
MONT58 Bolivia Single Origin: The Rare Andean Gem
This coffee represents a rare achievement in the speciality market. Sourced from the demanding terrain of the Andes, this single origin is celebrated for its elegance and clean cup profile. It is typically delicate, bright, and aromatically sweet, featuring notes of soft stone fruit, subtle citrus, and honeyed cocoa. The roastery is truly extra chuffed to offer this exceptional bean.
Flavour Profile & Roast Details
Taste: Delicate, Bright, Sweet (Notes often include Green Apple, Citrus, Soft Cocoa)
Roast: Medium
Strength: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Origin & Farm: The Challenging Yungas Region
This coffee is sourced from the Yungas region, the primary coffee-producing area, situated along the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes near the famous Caranavi province.
-
Rarity & Context: Speciality Bolivian coffee is scarce due to a combination of factors: the prevalence of coffee leaf rust (roya) which devastated traditional varietals, and the challenges posed by low infrastructure and government policy changes. Securing this lot is a testament to the producers’ resilience.
-
The Farmer/Structure: The vast majority of production (over 85%) comes from smallholder farmers working plots of land between 1 and 8 hectares. These farmers often pool resources through small co-operatives to access processing and export markets.
-
Altitude & Varietals: The beans are grown at extremely high elevations, generally exceeding 1,450 metres above sea level (masl), earning them the classification of Strictly High Grown (SHG). The varietals are traditional, often Typica and Caturra, which thrive in the cool, high-altitude climate, contributing to the coffee's famed delicate acidity.
Processing & Quality Control
Bolivian speciality coffee is known globally for its fastidious and traditional processing, which yields the highly sought-after clean cup.
-
Selective Harvesting: The challenging, rugged terrain means all cherries are selectively hand-picked when perfectly ripe, often requiring multiple passes per tree.
-
The Washed Process: The coffee is predominantly Fully Washed. This involves pulping the cherries, followed by fermentation (sometimes using the mosto process to add back complexity), and rigorous washing. This method is critical for achieving the clarity and delicate brightness that defines the Bolivian profile.
-
Drying: The beans are meticulously sun-dried on patios or raised beds. The clean cup is dependent on this careful drying stage, often managed by the smallholders themselves or through local washing stations.
-
Quality Grade: This coffee is guaranteed Speciality Grade, meaning it has been cupped and scored above 80 points (often 85+) by certified Q-Graders, confirming its exceptional quality, flavour balance, and lack of defects.
Recommended Brew Methods
The delicate, bright, and clean profile of this rare single origin shines best in methods that emphasize clarity and complex aroma.
Pour-Over (V60, Chemex): Use a Medium grind (Optimal Method) to showcase the delicate brightness and subtle stone fruit complexity, ensuring a clean and aromatic extraction.
Aeropress: Use a Medium-Fine grind and a short immersion time (around 1:00 to 1:30 minutes) to create a clean, balanced cup that preserves the sweet acidity without over-extraction.
Batch Brew / Filter: Use a Medium grind for an excellent, consistent all-day cup. This method delivers a reliable, clean, and refreshing coffee with excellent clarity.
About The Roastery
Mont58 Coffee is the passion project of husband-and-wife team, Shai and Maya. Their journey began quite literally at home in 2018, when they took the plunge and jacked in their full-time jobs to start roasting coffee in a humble garden shed in South-East London. Shai, whose passion for coffee was sparked by childhood memories of drinking cardamom-spiced coffee with his grandfather, honed his craft on a tiny 250g machine.
This small-batch venture quickly took off, especially during the lockdown when the local community wholeheartedly embraced their door-to-door, bike-delivered coffee.
While they have since scaled up to a larger roastery in Ashford, Kent, and opened further sites, the spirit of that original shed, small business, big heart, remains central to their award-winning, ethical, and community-focused mission. It's a proper 'started from the ground up' success story, but with significantly better beans.
