Juan Puerta Fruit Co-Fermentation Melon

$17.25

Cantaloupe, Passion fruit, Orange blossom Vanilla. This is on the milder side – not an overly fruity coffee.

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Cantaloupe, Passion fruit, Orange blossom Vanilla. This is on the milder side – not an overly fruity coffee.

About The Process
In this process, a well-known fruit has been used: The “Melon” here is Cantaloupe, a sweet and refreshing fruit, with a flavor profile that varies depending on the variety, but is generally characterized by sweet, fruity notes, and sometimes subtle herbal or floral hints.

About Juan Puerta
Juan worked in the cupping lab with José Giraldo of Café 1959 in Quindío, Colombia — a diligent cupper and student of all things coffee until he parted ways with José to pursue his own path in coffee by launching Sens Coffee.

Co-fermentation with fruit is something we’ve seen for a few years now, with admitted mixed results in the cup. The importer has always been producer-forward while respecting honesty and traceability in the delivered product. With Juan and Sense, they’re not only believers in their vision, but also in the resulting cup.

New science and new methods are necessary in coffee production in order to avoid having to go “further up the mountain” to find new growing regions in a warming planet. Many farms at La Sirena’s elevation have already made the choice to leave coffee behind, switch to other crops or convert to tourism. Juan’s methods have brought new life to Finca La Sirena, a traditional Colombian coffee farm sitting just under 1400 masl.

Juan’s co-fermenting choices so far have been a mix of popular international fruits (peach, strawberry and more), while creating a buzz with the abundant local fruits in Colombia such as Curuba, Arazá and Mandarin.

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Weight 1 lbs