Colombia Sebastian Ramirez - Watermelon Co-Fermentation

watermelon candy, honeydew, lemongrass
$35.00

Roasted fresh weekly.

Size (Whole Bean) 250 g

Adding to Cart Added to Cart

Experimental Light Roast

We can't get enough of Sebastian Ramirez's co-ferments. If you're a fan of the Red Fruit and remember the Monteblanco Citrullus we had last year, this one is on a whole new level. It's not quite as polarizing as the Purple Fruit and a lot more versatile.

More refined as a pour over, sweet watermelon candy with a touch of honeydew. Pull it as espresso and it slaps you in the face with watermelon taffy. Bright, sweet, unmistakable.

Candy Watermelon sweetness up front, honeydew rounds it out, with a subtle lemongrass note on the finish that ties the whole thing together. Vibrant. Refreshing. Wish we had secured more.

Caturra cherries ferment anaerobically in sealed tanks for 120 hours at a steady 18°C with CO2 injection. After depulping, the coffee ferments a second time for 72 hours with watermelon and dehydrated fruit glucose. Then a controlled patio dry at 40°C with a two-phase shade dry.

This is not flavored coffee. The watermelon is in the process, not added after roasting. What you're tasting is what the fruit left behind.

Origin: Quindio, Colombia
Farm: Fincas El Placer
Producer: Sebastian Ramirez
Elevation: 1744 MASL
Varietal: Caturra
Processing: Honey, Watermelon Co-fermented

Sebastian Ramirez is a fourth-generation coffee farmer from Quindio, Colombia. What started as traditional growing evolved into a relentless pursuit of what coffee could become. Over 12 years, Sebastian mastered carbonic maceration, experimental fermentation profiles, and varietal selection. His farm, Fincas El Placer, has become a laboratory for some of the most innovative processing in Colombia. Today his coffees reach tables across Asia and Europe. We are honored to represent him.