About the farm
Altitude
1850 m
Size
12 H & 12 employees
Varieties
Colombia, Castillo, Caturra
Harvest Season
November - January
This recipe was created by Oscar together with Lucas. They wanted to test the idea of making a co-fermented coffee using materials available on the farm, and it ended up becoming one of the best coffees Oscar has ever produced.
From the very beginning, Oscar has shown great potential and intention when it comes to working with quality coffee, and this project has been one of his closest steps toward that vision.
The result is a coffee with notes of mandarin lemon, white chocolate, and caramel. These flavors develop after adding blended leaves from the mandarin lemon tree once the coffee has been depulped. This allows the microorganisms to interact with the sugars in the coffee, creating a distinctive and expressive cup.
It’s also something quite innovative for Sonsón — a region where coffee is traditionally sold in volume rather than through differentiated processing and flavor profiles.
The Process
Score:
85.5
This coffee combines bright mandarin peel and citrus notes with a sweet, chocolatey character. Flavors of orange, panela, and brown sugar unfold alongside a lively citrus acidity and silky body. The finish is clean and lingering, with vibrant citrus notes that stay on the palate.
About the producer
Oscar has always known coffee. He was born on his family's farm in Sonsón, where he grew up alongside nine siblings surrounded by coffee trees and the rhythms of farm life. But life had other plans. When he got married, his wife, an engineer, found an opportunity to build her career in Medellín. Oscar made the difficult decision to leave the farm and support her, spending the next eight years working in the textile industry. Even then, he never stopped...
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