Colombia · Pijao, Quindío
Cafe 1959 | Wush Wush Washed
Jose Giraldo · Las Marias
Cupping notes
Lemon-Lime Florals · Strawberry · Passion Fruit
- SKU / Lot #
- 3-2806-0047
- Variety
- Wush wush
- Process
- Natural Anaerobic
- Bag size
- 102.88 lb
- Price
- $27.00/ lb
Availability
- Yellow Rooster — Tampa, FL
- 3 bags
- Total
- 3 bags
In the pursue of discovering native Ethiopian coffees grown in the highland of Colombian mountains, Jose find an exotic variety that came from the Wush Wush area, this is why the name is Wush Wush, the magics behind this variety is the high sweetness with delicate floral notes and yellow fruits that dance perfectly in the cup…. And the cherry on the trees are ripening at orange color, yes ORANGE, with nice stripes that makes it more interesting. This coffee undergoes a meticulous, multi-stage fermentation process designed to enhance clarity, acidity, and floral complexity, mixed out with the genetics. The process includes: 1. Selective Harvesting: Cherries are picked at their ripest stage, ensuring a 20 Brix grade sugar level for optimal sweetness. 2. First Fermentation: Whole cherries are placed in a closed tank for 120 hours, allowing a natural carbonic fermentation to develop deep elegant flavors. 3 Drying: Once the fermentation is complete, the coffee carefully dried in raised African beds for approximately 45 days, ensuring a controlled
The cherries or the pulped beans go into a sealed tank where oxygen is kept out and fermentation runs on the sugars of the fruit itself, at a controlled temperature, for one to several days. The producer decides when to open the tank; the coffee then dries as a washed, honey or natural.
Controlled fermentation is what gives these lots their intense, layered aromatics — and why no two tanks taste alike.