Manhattan Colombia El Paraiso Caturra Whole Bean

8.8oz / 250g Whole Bean
Notes: Fresh Cherry, Mango, Orange, Juicy Mouthfeel
Region: El Tambo
Producer: Diego Bermudez
Varietal: Caturra
Process: Anti-Maceration
Elevation: 1800 m
 
From Manhattan:
 
"The anti-maceration coffees from Diego keep rolling in! This time around we’re dropping this fantastic Caturra in Competition!
 
The El Paraiso team have continued to refine their new anti-maceration process with each lot getting better and better! Get ready for some insane fresh cherry notes accompanied with mango, orange and that anti-maceration classic juicy mouthfeel!
 
What is Anti-Maceration?
 
The process begins with the proper harvesting of cherries at the ideal point of maturation. The cherries are then disinfected with ozone and transferred to a stainless steel vacuum chamber where it ferments for 24 hours with a culture medium, which causes a reverse osmosis reaction.
 
The negative pressure (vacuum) and shortening of the fermentation time due to the reduction of the carbon dioxide changes the cellular morphology of the coffee by modulating the permeability of the cell membrane and increasing the performance and viability of the yeast within the fermentation process.
 
The coffee is then dried in the “Zeodryer” machine, which uses vacuum along with a volcanic mineral called zeolite.
El Paraiso remains at the forefront of innovation within coffee processing and this coffee is an excellent example of the work being done by the team at Finca El Paraiso."