Chiroso - Natural - Finca Las Flores

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Huila

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  70
• Funky
  40

Tastes Like: Marmalade, Passionfruit, Pineapple Origin: Finca Las Flores, Acevedo, Huila, Colombia 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.: Chiroso Producer: Diego Vergara Elevation: 1750 masl Process: NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge., with 12h oxidation - 48h submerged ABOUT VERGARA BROTHERS Diego and Jhoan Vergara, owners of Las Flores farm, come from a family of Colombian coffee producers and have earned recognition for their exceptional coffee production. Jhoan studied at SENA, a training institute for aspiring coffee producers. His commitment to quality and innovative processing techniques, such as low-impact 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., has placed Las Flores among the top farms, alongside Nestor Lasso's El Diviso and the Gasca brothers' Zarza. Diego plays a crucial role, working with Jhoan to manage processing, fermentation, drying, and quality control, ensuring consistent and unique flavor profiles while promoting the farm’s distinctive coffees PROCESS LOT INFO The process begins by floating the cherries to remove any defects, followed by a wash using a 5% alcohol solution to effectively eliminate impurities. Once this step is complete, the cherries undergo a 12 hours oxidation process in open plastic bags, followed by a 48 hour submerged fermentation process