Jairo Melgarejo, Founder of Tinto
Tinto is what Colombians call a small black coffee, and it is less a beverage than a habit of hospitality. It is what gets handed to you at a bus stop, poured at your grandmother’s table, sold from a thermos on a Bogotá street corner at six in the morning. No ceremony, no fuss, just warmth and a reason to sit down.
I am Jairo, Colombian and American, and I built this brand around the cup I grew up with. Beans chosen for character, roasted in small batches, smooth enough to drink black. Made for your first cup of the morning and for the quiet ten minutes you take in the afternoon.