Unchained Coffee Cenicafe Natural Process from Tolima, Colombia (250g) — cinnamon, cocoa and vanilla notes — grown by Alejandro Barragan at La Playa farm (1,405 masl).

Tolima · Finca La Playa · 1,405 masl

CENICAFE NATURAL

Name: CENICAFE NATURAL PROCESS by Alejandro Barragan
Brand: Unchained Coffee
Price: 20.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Grown byAlejandro Barragan

Cinnamon · Cocoa · Vanilla

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The producer

Meet Alejandro

ALEJANDRO BARRAGAN

Alejandro comes from a technical background. Trained as an electronic engineer, he learned early that progress doesn’t come from chance—it comes from understanding systems, measuring results, and improving them over time.

When he returned to coffee, he didn’t see it as nostalgia. He saw it as a challenge. Colombian coffee had history, but it also had limits. Alejandro represents a new generation of producers who respect tradition while questioning it—looking for better processes, better quality, and a future where coffee is built with intention.

For him, innovation is not abandoning the past. It’s evolving it. And the real competition isn’t between producers—it’s against a system that undervalues their work.

In the cup

What it tastes like

Cinnamon · Cocoa · Vanilla

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Roast: Medium Dark
Body: Syrupy
Best for: Espresso & Cold Brew

Brew it: pour over

Our starting recipe. Adjust the grind to taste: finer if it's sour or thin, coarser if it's bitter.

Coffee15 g

Water250 g · 93°C / 200°F

Ratio1 : 16.7

GrindMedium-fine

Total time~3:00

The farm · Tolima · 1,405 masl

Finca La Playa

FARM LA PLAYA

Finca La Playa is located in Líbano, Tolima, at 1,450 meters above sea level—a zone with strong potential for balance, sweetness, and clarity in the cup.

The farm works with washed and natural processes, focusing on consistency and technical control rather than volume. Alejandro approaches farming as a long-term project: understanding soils, refining post-harvest practices, and making decisions that improve quality year after year.

La Playa is not just land. It’s a platform for transition—from traditional production toward a more modern, process-driven approach that allows Colombian coffee to compete at a higher level.

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CENICAFE NATURAL

Alejandro Barragan · Finca La Playa

You pay$20.00

Paid to Alejandro$10.00

Where your money goes

Half of this bag goes to Alejandro.

6.7×what the commodity market pays. Average earned by our producers in the 2026 pilot.

IMPACT

Alejandro doesn’t measure success in short-term gains. He measures it in capability.

Through Unchained, the goal is to unlock what has been structurally out of reach:

Infrastructure upgrades that allow better processing and drying
Improved equipment to gain consistency and control
Access to high-level education in specialty coffee, so decisions are driven by knowledge, not guesswork

Direct access to the market changes the equation. More value stays at origin, making it possible to invest, learn, and build a farm that can evolve with the industry.

This is what impact looks like for Alejandro:

a farm that learns, adapts, and grows—while staying rooted in Colombian coffee culture.

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