Colombia Oscar Hernandez - ”honey” orange bourbon

Coffee notes: candy, tropical, chocolate

Process type: ”honey”

Country: Colombia

Region: Huila

Altitude: 1870-2000m

Botanical variety: Orange bourbon

Recommended preparation: filter

Net weight: 200g

Another gem from a well known producer from Colombia Oscar Hernandez. I think i had already 4 coffees from him and every single one was super super popular. Oscars coffees are unique, most of them extremely sweet. This orange bourbon undergo quite a long process and as Robb from AMOC coffee once described Oscars coffee, this is some sort of honey process because it is for sure not a classic honey. 

It is a very very sweet coffee, with a candy sweet finish with a lot of tropical notes which also includes very interesting acidity. A lovely coffee,  but quite funky and fermenty. If you liked past coffees from Oscar Hernandez you will for sure love this one!!

Detailed process: 

1. good picking of ripe fruits, only riped fruits are picked

2. selection by density with water - this helps separate quality beans from defective ones

3. thermal shock - selected beans are subjected to 80 degree celsius water for one minute, followed by rapid cooling with cold water for 3 minutes - this process breaks down the sugars 

4. pulping - beans are pulped and sugars obtained by pressing the shells of the same beans are added - this gives coffee certain sweet notes 

5. fermantation - coffee beans undergo a fermentation process that lasts 120h 

6. sun drying - finally, fermented coffee beans are dried in the sun for 15 days