COLOMBIA FINCA EL EDEN GREEN TEA CO-FERMENT WASHED

El Edén farm, managed by the Sánchez family, is in the Samaria district of Palestina 1500 meters above sea level. The farm benefits from excellent environmental conditions, including over 8 hours of daylight and annual rainfall between 1800-2000 mm. These conditions support year-round flowering, producing unique sensory profiles. 

Rodrigo Sanchez and his team focus on producing both quality and quantity. By following a systematic plan for fertilization, variety selection, pest and plague control, harvesting, and processing, they can produce consistent quality. 

They have won several awards and recognitions, including Yara Champion 2017: 1st place with Pink Bourbon, Yara Champion 2018: 2nd place with Pink Bourbon, and Roasters United 2019: 1st and 3rd places with Purple Caturra. 

This lot is referred to as a green tea co-ferment because the aromatics used in the fermentation mimic the flavor profile of a green tea.

This Green Tea Co-Fermented Washed process begins with the creation of the fermentation culture that will be used. First, a mother culture was created containing microorganisms like lactobacillus and saccharomyces cerevisiae. To this culture is added dehydrated aromatics such as chamomile, mint, and rosemary. A sweetener such as molasses or panela is also added to feed the fermentation culture. This initial fermentation of mother culture and aromatics takes 190 hours to reach the appropriate degrees Brix and pH value for coffee processing. 

Before being processed with the culture, coffee cherries are measured for sugar content as soon as they reach the mill. Cherries are then floated to remove impurities before being deposited into a sealed tank. The culture that was previously fermented with the aromatics is added to the sealed tank, and the coffee is fermented for 150 hours. The coffee is then washed in clean water and moved to parabolic beds for drying. The drying process takes around 20-25 days.

The fermentation of this lot results in a beautifully sweet and delicate coffee. Rodrigo accurately named this lot for the tea-like qualities that we're tasting. This is a light and complex coffee that makes a captivating cup on pour over.