The Details
Profile: Passionfruit, shortbread cookie, pomegranate
Proccessing: Honey + Passionfruit Co-ferment
Altitude: 1750 masl
Variety: Castillo, Caturra
This coffee must be rested a minimum of 5 days after roast to ensure a good extraction.
About the Coffee
This coffee is cultivated by producers from the regions of Tolima, Huila, and Caldas. Once harvested the cherries are transported to El Vergel Estate for processing. Today, El Vergel Estate has a thriving network of coffee-growing families across Colombia.
El Vergel Estate is known for pushing innovation, and this Juicy Passionfruit lot is a testament to what's possible in coffee. The process starts with hand-sorting only ripe cherries. The cherries then undergo 24-hour pre-fermentation, followed by 24 hours of fermentation in cherry. After depulping, the beans are fermented anaerobically for 5 days with their mucilage, combined with yeast and passionfruit, boosting the honey process with rich flavor. Finally, the coffee is mechanically dried to ensure even drying.
The end result is a vibrant and unique cup that can vary greatly depending on brew method. This coffee must be rested a minimum of 5 days after roast to ensure a good extraction. We are loving this coffee on manual brew methods like Chemex and V60, but it can be enjoyed on a lot of manual brew methods. This is a unique one with very limited quantities available -- enjoy!