Luis Carlos Guzman - Colombia - Filter - Extended Fermentation Washed Coffee

TASTE NOTES
Grape Juice, Pomegranate, Strawberry Chewits

VARIETAL
Caturra

PROCESS
Extended Fermentation Washed

ALTITUDE
1776 masl

Luis Carlos Guzman is a third-generation coffee farmer, following on from his parents and grandparents before him. He bought his farm El Diviso in 2009, a 5 hectare site located in the mountainous region of Huila, of which about 3.6 hectares are devoted to growing coffee. His expertise steeped in tradition, matched with his pioneering razor-sharp focus on fermentation and drying processes are earning Luis a formidable reputation.

For this lot, the ripe coffee cherries are manually harvested and sorted, before their first underwater ferment in-cherry. They are then pulped, and further fermented for 36 hours. This stage is monitored closely by Carlos, to ensure even temperatures and fermentation levels. The coffee is then dried on raised beds for around 20 days.

We’re thrilled to have another lot from Luis; last year his coffee was a standout on the cupping table and became a firm favourite at the roastery.