Farm: El Proceso Estate

Farmer: Stiven Vargas Rojas

Region: Planadas, Tolima, Colombia

Producer: Jorge Elias Rojas Vásquez

Variety: Chiroso

Process: Washed

Altitude: 2050 masl

Roasting Profile: Filter

Roasting Machine: ROEST P3000

Aroma: Floral, Stonefruits

Flavor: Apricot, Lemon

Aftertaste: Green Tea-like

Mouthfeel: Silky and Smooth

Processing

This microlot is a typical 2-step-fermentation that we do many times at La Roca processing plant. After finishing each harvest day, they bring the coffee down to the La Roca processing plant in Planadas, float it to remove some of the unripe or undernourished cherries, along with leaves and sticks. The cherries go straight into blue barrels with the lid on for 36 hours, get pulped and undergo another fermentation during 24 hours in mucilage before being fully washed.

After that, the coffee is laid out on drying beds under marquesinas. It’s moved 2–3 times a day to dry evenly, and boom—milled at facility at Desarrolladores de Café. The result? A floral, fruity Chiroso with character.