Colombia - Letty, Finca El Paraiso

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  70
• Funky
  40

Producer: Diego Samuel Bermúdez Tapia Farm: Finca El Paraiso Location: Piendamó, Cauca VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: GeishaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. Process: WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Thermal ShockThermal shockAn experimental process that hits fermented cherry with rapid hot-then-cold water changes to lock aromatics into the seed. Associated with ultra-expressive competition lots. Altitude: 1,960 masl Fermentation ▪▪ ▫ ▫▫ Sweetness ▪▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ AcidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it. ▪▪▪▫▫ Roast ▪▪▫▫▫