Origin
El Placer, Quindío
Altitude
1800 MASL
Process
Red Fruit Co-Ferment
Raspberry & Marshmallow
Sebastian Ramirez is one of our favorite producers. His work at El Placer centers on controlled microbial environments, substrate manipulation, and multi-stage anaerobic processing designed to create a fantastic sensory experience.
The team harvests the ripest cherries and floats them to remove any underripe and low-density fruit. The coffee is then fermented anaerobically with wine yeast inoculation for 120 hours with dehydrated strawberries and fruit glucose. The cherries are depulped and fermented a second time anaerobically, with CO₂ injection, for 72 hours. The coffee is then dried on patios at 40°C, with a 2-phase drying process in the shade for 5 days to ensure stability.
This one is proof that caffeine removal doesn’t mean flavor removal. It's fruity and sweet with notes of raspberry, white chocolate, and marshmallows.
We recommend letting fresh coffee rest to allow the beans to stabilize. This will result in a sweeter, more expressive cup. We rest washed coffees 5–10 days, naturals 10–15 days, and experimentals 15–30 days.