Maracuyá
$26.00
Origin: Huila, Colombia
What we taste: Passion Fruit Curd, IPA, Rose
Maracuyá is produced by Brayan Alvear at the Las Palmas farm in Huila, Colombia. Brayan started learning about coffee farming at a young age through after-school lessons with his father. These early chats ignited a lifelong passion for Brayan. It has become his mission to help spread the delicious coffees of his hometown of San Adolfo to the rest of the world. What makes Maracuyá such a unique coffee is the co-fermentation process that Brayan and the team at the Ancla processing facility are using. This process begins with a blend of Caturra, Castillo, and Colombia varieties that are grown between 1,400- 1,600 meters above sea level. The coffee cherries then undergo a 48-hour fermentation process before the fruit is removed from the seeds. Once the fruit is removed, the coffee seeds are co-fermented anaerobically with dried passion fruit. This process takes five days and helps give the coffee its unique characteristics. This coffee is a juicy, fruity, tropical trip that will have you feeling like you are on a beach, soaking up the sun. In this instance, the co-fermentation process is adding a fun fruity element while not detracting or distracting from the quality of the coffee. It shows what possibilities there are with coffee processing. (Like our other retail bags, his is a 12oz bag of coffee)
