Colombia Las Flores Jhoan Vergara
Regular price $ 36.00
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Tasting Notes: melon - elderflower cordial - guava - tangerine
Light Roast
Collaboration and Intention at Las Flores
Jhoan Vergara’s grandparents were coffee farmers in the North of Colombia. In the 90’s his parents set off on their own to Huila, where they settled on 15 hectares and planted 2 hectares in caturra coffee trees. As the plantation grew, they began shifting their focusing from commodity to quality, and began entering the Cup of Excellence competition.
Jhoan himself became more interested in his parents’ trade and all that specialty coffee had to offer. He attended SENA (the Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, or National Training Service) where he learned about agronomy, as well as cupping, roasting, and brewing coffee. At SENA, he made a connection with a likeminded young producer named Nestor Lasso.
In 2008, Las Flores was devastated by coffee leaf rust. The Vergaras replanted new varieties that were more resistant and had higher cup quality, including java. The Lassos and Vergaras began working together on processing experimentation and sometimes share infrastructure as well as knowledge.
For this java lot, the coffee cherries are rinsed and sorted, then sit in an open-air tank for 12 hours of oxidative fermentation. After depulping, the coffee beans are fermented in an anaerobic environment inside sealed tanks, which are vented for offgassing. After 48 hours of anaerobic fermentation, they go through another 36 hours of open-air fermentation. The coffee is then washed. The final stage is known as thermal shock, which involves rinsing with hot water (50 degrees C) followed by a cold water rinse to rapidly cool the coffee. Drying takes place in mechanical dryers for 36 hours.
As Jhoan told our export partners at Shared Source, each stage of the processing is done with intention and purpose. Oxidation enhances and intensifies flavors and the anaerobic fermentation produces sweet, floral and fruity notes. This is exemplified by the La Flores java, with articulate florals and complex sweetness.
12 oz / 340 g.
Orders placed by 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday will roast and ship the next business day. Thank you!
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