KYOTO - Colombia Finca Los Nogales Washed Mosto Fermentation Filter 250 g

Country: Colombia

Region: Bruselas, Huila

Farm : Los Nogales

Processing: Washed, mosto fermentation

Varietal: Typica

Cupping score: 88 / 100 points

Altitude: 1900 m a.s.l.

ABOUT THE COFFEE

Another coffee from Oscar Hernandez from the Los Nogales plantation in Colombia, which completely shatters the general understanding of coffee sensory characteristics as a beverage. You smell it, and the very first impressions tell you that you will find something unobvious here, and you certainly are not mistaken. This coffee is as aromatic, as sweet, as fruity, and as surprising as possible. If a bag of these beans falls into your hands, it will certainly transform your previous sensory memory in your future searches for the coffee holy grail.

ABOUT THE PROCESSING

The Los Nogales plantation specializes in very unusual, modern bean processing methods, not shying away from experiments whose results are usually surprising. These beans come from an experimental process in which, after removing the coffee cherries, they underwent controlled fermentation in juice (mosto) squeezed from those cherries. Thanks to this, it gained a unique character with high sweetness and a mind-blowing aroma. We managed to bring out the full depth and complexity of these beans:)

ABOUT THE FARM

Los Nogales Farm is a family-run coffee plantation in Colombia. The face of this generational business is currently Oscar Hernandez. The farm is located in the mountainous region of Huila near the city of Bruselas, in the southern part of this region. Oscar is an inventive and charismatic person. He is guided by the idea of producing the highest quality specialty coffee in Colombia, and this batch of beans clearly proves it. In 2006, Oscar's father, Ricaurte Hernandez, won the Colombian Cup of Excellence. Thanks to this great distinction, the farm became synonymous with the highest quality. Oscar continues this tradition, and thanks to him and his approach, Los Nogales is a center of innovation and information for all proactive farmers in this region.

Detailed description of this coffee's processing method:

Process: mosto fermentation

• Selection of ripe fruit: The process begins with the careful harvesting of only ripe coffee cherries. This is the key to obtaining high-quality coffee beans, as ripe fruit has optimal flavor and aroma.

• Cleaning and disinfection with purified water: The harvested coffee beans are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with purified water. This helps eliminate impurities and unwanted microorganisms.

• Density sorting, or floating: Coffee beans are submerged in water and sorted by density. Higher-density beans tend to sink to the bottom, while lower-density beans float on the surface. This helps separate good beans from defective ones.
• Thermal shock: Selected beans undergo thermal shock in water at 80°C for 60 seconds, followed by rapid cooling in cold water at 15°C for 3 minutes. This process breaks down sugars and pasteurizes the beans, contributing to the final flavor of the coffee.

• Pulping in a wet mill and adding mosto: Coffee beans are separated from the skins and placed in fermentation barrels. Squeezed juice from the coffee cherry skins themselves, which contains a high amount of natural sugars—the so-called "mosto"—is added to them. This can enhance the flavor profile and give the coffee sweet notes.

• Fermentation: Coffee beans undergo a fermentation process lasting 120 hours. During this time, sugars break down, which affects the coffee's flavor and acidity. Pre-fermentation agents, similar to bread sourdough, are also added to give the coffee unique properties.

• Sun drying: Finally, the fermented coffee beans are sun-dried for 15 days. This stage is necessary to reduce the moisture level of the beans to a level suitable for long-term storage and to further develop the coffee's flavor.

Store in a cold and dry space.