Natural Process

Terroir:

Origin: Ulloa, Valle del Cauca, Colombia..

Altitude: 6.596 F.A.S.L
Process: Natural

Cup Profile:

Notes & Aromas: Citric | Honey | Red Fruits
Varietal: Cenicafe
Roast: Light-Medium@396°F.

Farmers Journey:

The Rincon Family is a third generation descendance that has accumulated lots of experience and knowledge in the art of growing and milling coffee. From their origins managing farms to owning, these dedicated family has achieved extraordinary results at the farm level.

Natural process, what is? and what is the main difference between Washed Process?

Usually, washed process is when coffee cherries are pulped, fermented and washed after it’s picked. Natural processing is very different, since the coffee it is not pulped and then dried before being washed. It's a whole approach to coffee as a fruit.

With this technique, coffee is dried without removing the skin and as a result, an intense fermentation occurs, leading to a complex cup profile with intense red fruits, citric and honey notes and aromas at the same time.

Natural or Honey processed coffees are not an easy thing, since the process itself its very susceptible to cup defects if the drying process is not performed in the ideal weather conditions. Fortunately, Ulloa, Valle has incredible weather conditions that creates the "perfect storm" for this type of post harvest or beneficio process. This type of process requires a slow and even drying journey, and that is why Coffee parchments are dried in raised beds, covered in greenhouse. The process last around 30 - 45 days, depending on the weather conditions, in order to reach the ideal humidity.

100 Colombian Coffee

NATURAL ULLOA VALLE DEL CAUCA, GIOVANNI RINCON.

NATURAL ULLOA VALLE DEL CAUCA, GIOVANNI RINCON.