Name: Edwin Enrique Noreña Black Honey Caturra Watermelon Lemonade
Region: Armenia, Quindio Department, Colombia
Farm: Finca Campo Hermoso
Processing: Black Honey (co-fermented with watermelon and lemonade)
Varieties: Caturra
Altitude: 1,600 MASL
Notes:
watermelon bubblelicious, lemonade, rose water, rock candy, juicy mouthfeel.
Brew Ratios: For pourovers, try a 1:14.2 coffee-to-water ratio. Start with a 1:2 ratio for espresso.
Edwin Noreña is a consummate professional. He is a 3rd-generation coffee producer, a trained agronomist, a certified Q-grader, and a sought-after Cup of Excellence judge.
Quality and repeatability are key. He’s developed an incredible following for his mastery in fermentation (and co-fermentation) borrowing techniques from the wine and beer industry and finding the perfect recipe to make coffees have an everlasting sweetness and tasting exactly like the tasting notes on the label say. His ultimate goal is to make coffee more approachable to customers in that regard. Where you do not have to have a professionally trained palate to detect the flavor notes.
This co-ferment is incredibly sweet, juicy and all we can say is watermelon bubblelicious! This co-ferment is playful and keeps you coming back for more. Gorgeous aromatics, playful candied watermelon, floral rosewater and citrus in a juicy cup!
You can use any recipe on this coffee and get amazing results, but, we've been enjoying the following recipe on all of Edwin's coffees:
1:14.2 ratio
14 grams 200 mL
coarse grind: ~950 microns
196˚F water temp
Sibarist Fast Cone Filter
Origami Air S
4 x 50g pours (pouring the next right before the other drains)
Bags are 10 oz. Jars are 100 grams
