Poolside Watermelon Co-ferment

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Quindío

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
• Experimental
• Bright
• Clean

Picture this: you’re at the pool, it’s hot, and someone hands you one of those cute drinks with a little umbrella in it. You take a sip, instantly refreshing, but that’s not alcohol. No, that’s Poolside — Elemental’s latest summer release. A limited release watermelon co-fermentedCo-fermentationCoffee fermented together with added fruit, yeast, or spices, which imprint their flavor on the bean. Loud, candy-like cups; purists debate whether it still 'tastes like coffee'. coffee from Producer Jairo Arcila in Quindio, Colombia. For this lot, ripe coffee cherries were handpicked and sorted, before being floated to remove low density beans. From here, the coffee undergoes a 48 hour anaerobic fermentationAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. process alongside watermelon & wine yeast. As the coffee ferments, intense watermelon flavors are transferred to the already fruity beans, resulting in a brew that is light, refreshing, and exactly what summer tastes like. We’re tasting Watermelon Candy (ofc!), Tangerine & Limeade Watermelon Candy, Tangerine, Limeade Roast Level