Skip to main content
Who Makes The
BEST COFFEE
Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Borderlands Microlot, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Borderlands Microlot; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Borderlands Microlot; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Borderlands Microlot; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇨🇴Colombia · Nariño

Borderlands Microlot

Roasted by Counter Culture CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsColombiaNariñoSL28GeshaWashedLight roastArabicaSingle originSmallholder associations participating in CRS BorderlandsCounter Culture CoffeeIndependent
🇨🇴ColombiaWashedLight roast
Brand
Counter Culture Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇨🇴Colombia
Region
Nariño
Town
—
Farm / Station
—
Farmer / Producer
Smallholder associations participating in CRS Borderlands
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
SL-28, Gesha
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
nectarine, golden raisin, crisp
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • producer and farmIndividual participating growers and farms are not disclosed.
  • fermentation and drying methodThe exact fermentation protocol and drying method are not published.
  • variety proportionsThe proportions of SL-28 and Gesha are not published.
  • gradeA formal green-coffee grade is not published.
  • altitude mThe page gives a 1,800–1,950 m range, not a single point elevation.
  • roast dateThe bag-specific roast date is not published.
Spotted an error? Report a correction →
The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Borderlands Microlot
  2. 02
    The brand
    Counter Culture Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Counter Culture Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    SL-28, Gesha
  5. 05
    The farm
    Not disclosed
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Smallholder associations participating in CRS Borderlands
  7. 07
    The region
    Nariño
  8. 08
    The country
    🇨🇴Colombia
From the producer

This microlot comes from variety-specific plots cultivated by smallholder associations participating in the Catholic Relief Services Borderlands project in Nariño. Counter Culture names the project, not a single farm or producer.

From the roaster

Counter Culture Coffee is a specialty roaster based in Durham, North Carolina, focused on transparent trade, sustainability, and coffee education.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A high-elevation Borderlands selection that isolates SL-28 and Gesha rather than the Caturra, Castillo, and Colombia mix used in the main community release.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Separated the microlot

Replaced the main Borderlands milk-chocolate profile with the exact subscriber microlot's nectarine, golden-raisin, and crisp notes.

02
Completed production data

Added Nariño, washed processing, the May–September 2024 harvest, 1,800–1,950 m range, and SL-28/Gesha composition.

03
Avoided false ownership

Kept CRS Borderlands as a project and the participating associations as a collective description; no single producer or farm entity was invented.

04
Checked sentiment

The exact TheBeanGeek catalog has no ratings, and different-roaster Borderlands microlots were excluded.

What was added?

Exact release identity, origin, washed process, harvest, elevation range, variety mix, tasting notes, and current sold-out status.

What wasn't added?

No scalar altitude, farm, individual producer, project-as-producer entity, price, original tasting score, or public sentiment rating was added.

Why it matters

The page now distinguishes this SL-28/Gesha microlot from the broader Borderlands community lot.

What you might taste

Nectarine, golden-raisin sweetness, and a crisp finish.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://counterculturecoffee.com/products/borderlands-microlot
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-25) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farmer: Smallholder associations participating in CRS Borderlands →
If you like this…

Try these next →

Archive: Colombia Nursery Project Chiroso
GOOD MATCH
Colombia · Chiroso · Washed
Availability not recently verified
Grapefruit, Nectarine, Fudge
Why it's similar
same origin · same process · shares Nectarine
David Berrio; La Casita, Curtain Call - Colombia
GOOD MATCH
Colombia · Chiroso · Washed
Listed sold out · checked 2026-11-12
nectarine, passion fruit, honeysuckle
Why it's similar
same origin · same process · shares nectarine
Urcunina – Extended Fermentation
GOOD MATCH
Colombia · Field Blend · Extended Fermentation
Availability not recently verified
stone fruit, green apple, crisp
Why it's similar
same origin · shares crisp
Colombia — Stumptown Coffee Roasters
POSSIBLE MATCH
Colombia · Washed
Listed available · checked 2026-10-25
Baked Apple, Caramel Sweetness, Syrupy Body
Why it's similar
same origin · same process
Suggestions are selected from recently updated, published coffee profiles sharing documented origin, farm, producer, variety, process or tasting notes. This is a bounded discovery sample, not an exhaustive catalog ranking; availability is only a dated source observation.
Same coffee, different roaster?

Other roasters, same producer.

These coffees come from the same producer or farm, offered by other roasters. We never automatically declare two offerings the exact same coffee — a match requires lot, harvest and traceability details. Even a true same-lot pair can taste different: roast approach, freshness, rest and brewing all reshape the cup.

BorderlandsRELATED
Counter Culture Coffee · Colombia
Same producer — different farm or lot.
Compare the two →

Your coffee interests. Every section.

Learn something new, follow the people behind your cup, or explore by flavor and tags.