Candy Blast Watermelon Co-Ferment Colombia
Watermlon Hard Candy, Mint, Citric Acid, Bubblegum, Raspberry
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Why we Love this Coffee:
Co-ferments are extremely fun. This one though…this one is an absolute BLAST. See what we did there…? This coffee is from our friends at Forest Coffee, and is the result of a direct partnership. When we first cupped the sample, it was love at first jolly rancher note. We have very definitely never had anything like it. It truly tastes like watermelon hard candy in the most exciting way. This coffee will defy reason and shred expectations. Believe the hype. Get blasted.
More About this Coffee
From Forest Coffee: These coffees are cultivated by Colombian coffee farmers from the regions of Tolima, Huila, and Caldas. Depending on the harvest season, cherries are sourced from these regions to ensure the freshest crops, then transported and processed at our farm, El Vergel Estate.
The agricultural journey began in 1995, and in 2010 we started cultivating coffee at El Vergel Estate in Tolima. By 2015, we had successfully harvested our first varietals.
In 2017, after facing challenges in the local market, Martha,Shady, and Elias set out to find innovative ways to add value to their coffees and close the gap between producers and roasters, which included processes like co-fermentation, which is processing the coffee with additional ingredients, most often fruit, in the fermentation stage.
The process starts with hand sorting to select only ripe cherries and remove impurities like leaves or stones.The cherries then undergo a 24-hour pre-fermentation in
plastic bags, followed by 24 hours of fermentation in cherry.
After depulping, the beans are co-fermented anaerobically for 5 days with their mucilage, combined with yeast and watermelon, boosting the honey process with rich fruit
flavor.
Finally, the coffee is dried mechanically for 10 days to ensure even moisture levels, then stabilized for 5 days in GrainPro bags.
Geography: Colombia
Region: Tolima, Huila, Caldas
Elevation: 1750 m
Producer: Various Farms
Variety: Caturra, Colombia
Process: Watermelon Co-Ferment
