MEXICO Orizaba
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The Flavour Profile
This coffee boasts a Light Medium roast and a medium to full body, making it suitable for all extraction methods. Its distinct flavour profile is a blend of funky and sweet notes.
The Little Details
This coffee comes from differents farms throughout 'Ixhuatlan del cafe' region in Orizaba town, Mexico. It's grown 1200 to 1800 metres above sea level. It is Anaerobic Natural. It's 100% Criollo varietal beans.
About the Process
The coffee is harvested carefully, thanks to constant Brix measurements of the total sugar in each cherry. Once harvested, the cherries are delivered to the wet mill to be submerged in water, removing floaters, or low-quality cherries. they are then soaked in water to re-hydrated the cherry skin for three hours. Next, the cherries are de-pulped, removing the external fruit, leaving the 25% of the mucilage on the bean. the coffee sits for 12 hours to initiate anaerobic fermentation. The coffee is then dispersed on raised beds to dry in the open sun for 8 hours, then the final slow drying in guardiolas until the water content reaches 12%. To stabilize the humidity of the coffee, is bagged in Grai Pro bags to rest for 8 days. the coffee is then hulled and prepared for export at the Dos Rios dry mill.