Name: Edwin Enrique Noreña Smoothie (Caturra with Purple Passion Fruit & Banana)
Region: Armenia, Quindio Department, Colombia
Farm: Finca Campo Hermoso
Processing: Red & Yellow Honey (co-fermented with purple passion fruit & banana)
Varieties: Caturra
Altitude: 1,600 MASL
Notes: purple passion fruit, banana, açaí, honey, cinnamon, malt
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—a third-generation coffee producer, trained agronomist, certified Q-grader, and sought-after Cup of Excellence judge. Quality and repeatability are his north star. He’s earned a devoted following for his mastery of fermentation and co-fermentation, borrowing techniques from the wine and beer world to craft coffees with lasting sweetness and flavor notes that are unmistakably true to the label. His goal: make coffee more approachable so anyone, not just trained tasters, can clearly experience the flavors in the cup.
This release is a blend of two beautifully executed co-ferments: a Yellow Honey Caturra with purple passion fruit and a Red Honey Caturra with banano (a small, sweet banana). Together, they create the most delicious “smoothie” a coffee could ever be.
In the cup you’ll find pluot aromatics, purple passion fruit, concord grape, açaí, banana Smarties candy, cinnamon, honeyed sweetness, and a vibrant acidity that becomes even more compelling as it cools.
We've been brewing these coffees with the following recipe, however you can get so much out of these coffees that a 1:16.6 and anything in between would also work! :
*if you choose a bigger ratio, move your grind your grind
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
