Colombia Finca El Jardin Bourbon Honey

COUNTRY: Colombia REGION: Planadas, Tolima FARM: El Jardin VARIETY: Bourbon PROCESS: Honey ELEVATION: 1860 M CUPPING NOTES: Raspberry, Candied Orange, Grenadine Finca El Jardin is located in Tolima, Colombia, in the town of Planadas, and is managed by Jorge Elías Rojas. The farm is located at an altitude of approximately 1,857 meters and consists of approximately 3 hectares of coffee. Of these 3 hectares, approximately 4,000 are Caturra, 7,000 are Yellow Bourbon, 1,000 are Pink Bourbon, 800 are Wush Wush and 1,000 are Geisha. Jorge has some interesting ideas and since 2016, when he was introduced to specialty coffee, he is always trying to find new ways to improve the quality of his coffee. He has developed his own fermentation and drying process, which starts with a very strict selection of coffee cherries during the harvest. Upon arriving to the wet-mill, the cherries are selected by hand to make sure remove immature and other low-quality beans. Afterwards, the coffee is placed in sealed tanks for 72 hours, then de-pulped and fermented again for another 38 hours in the same tanks. After this fermentation process, the coffee is washed or left to dry with the mucilage (honey). The first phase of drying takes place in a mechanical dryer for 28 hours at a constant temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. The coffee is then placed in fique bags for 24 hours in a dark place at an average ambient temperature of 20 to 24 degrees, and then dried again in a greenhouse for 48 hours at a temperature of around 30 to 34 degrees. The coffee is left to rest for another 24 hours in fique sacks and then dried in a mechanical dryer for 48 hours at 38 degrees. The coffee is then cooled, stabilized, and packed in bags. The coffee quality that results from this labor of love is both unique and delicious. This is on the more progressive/experimental side of the flavor spectrum with fruit forward flavors taking center stage and a unique acidity that brings forth memories of all kinds of candy you may have overindulged in as a child. Fun dip was one that came to mind. If you're looking for something fruity, sweet and fun give this one a try, you won't be disappointed.