Variety · Colombia
Long assumed to be a Caturra mutation, genetic testing showed it is an Ethiopian landrace. Intensely floral, and now in demand.
Chiroso was found in Urrao, Antioquia, and for years was described as “Caturra Chiroso” — an unusual elongated Caturra mutation.
Testing showed it is not Caturra at all. It is an Ethiopian landrace, related to the material behind Gesha and Wush Wush, that reached Colombia by an unknown route.
That reclassification transformed its reputation and its price.
Distinctly elongated — chiroso is local slang for long and thin — which is what marked it out as unusual in the first place.
Intensely floral and tropical: jasmine, bergamot, passion fruit, with a silky body. Recognisably in the Ethiopian-landrace family.
Urrao and surrounding Antioquia, in small quantities, with plantings spreading among quality-focused Colombian producers.
Filter, very light roast, a clean brewer.
The equipment this actually requires — not a shopping list, the shortest route to doing it properly.
60° cone · spiral ribs · 1–4 cups
The most transparent cup you can brew for twenty euros, and the least forgiving. Ceramic holds heat where plastic does not — and the open bottom means your pour, not the dripper, decides the coffee.
Best for: Someone who wants to taste what a single-origin coffee is actually doing.
≈ $25 / £20 / 22 €
64 mm flat burr · filter only · single dose
64 mm flat burrs, near-zero retention and a footprint the size of a mug, built for filter and honest about not doing espresso. For pour-over it is the clearest grind you can buy at this price.
Best for: V60, Chemex, AeroPress and batch brewing, where clarity is the whole point.
≈ $345 / £275 / 300 €
0.9 L · ±1 °C hold · counterbalanced gooseneck
The best-pouring kettle sold, and the hold function matters more than the thermometer. Expensive for boiling water — but if you brew pour-over daily, it is the accessory that most improves the cup.
Best for: Daily pour-over, where flow rate is the variable you are trying to control.
≈ $195 / £165 / 180 €
