Nuruk Anaerobic Gesha - Granja Paraiso 92

ABOUT THIS COFFEE

After manual harvest, the coffee cherries were sterilized and underwent two carefully monitored anaerobically fermentations for a total of 52 hours. During fermentation, Nuruk cultures were added to the inoculation to bring out a highly unique sweetness in the coffee. Historically, Nuruk is a Korean fermentation starter used to make rice-based alcoholic beverages such as soju and makgeolli. After fermentation, the coffees were washed with thermal shock to transfer and fix the aromas developed at different phases of fermentation. Finally, the coffees were dried for 42 hours.

This coffee distinguished itself as one of the highest bid lots in the recent Wala Coffee Auction - which featured the top nano-lot Gesha offerings in Columbia. When we cupped this, we immediately perceived candied strawberry and grape with a milky finish similar to yakult or unsurprisingly makgeolli. The processing was tightly managed with no funky ferment flavors despite the high candied sweetness and velvety milk texture.

PRODUCER INFO

This coffee is from the Cauca region of Colombia, produced by Wilton Benitez of Granja Paraíso 92 - one of Colombia’s leading coffee producers in innovative processing techniques. With their microbiology lab, quality lab, and processing plant, Granja Paraíso 92 is able to implement carefully controlled processing techniques that result in coffees that are delicious, vibrant, and one-of-a-kind.

Source: Granja Paraíso 92