COLOMBIA GESHA EDWIN NORENA

Edwin Norena is a master of ultra-modern processing methods, whether it’s co-fermentation with fruits or mossto fermentations. This batch is one of his most precious and, without a doubt, our favorite so far.

PROCESSING

This batch goes through two main stages of processing. In the first stage, the coffee cherries are depulped, but not completely, retaining a considerable level of mucilage. They are left to dry for 25 days. During this period of time, the natural sugars in the mucilage “enter” the cherry seeds. After their complete depulping, the second key part of the processing follows - mossto fermentation. What does this mean? These Gesha cherries are fermented with the “must” obtained from the pulp of other cherries, in this case from a Bourbon varietal. To extract this must, pressurized containers are used (image 5, right side), which extract a small amount of liquid, approximately 0.5l for every 10kg of cherries. This fermentation technique, which takes 72 hours, increases the complexity of the Gesha beans, borrowing some characteristics of the Bourbon varietal, making the final cup result unique and sophisticated;

FARMER 

Edwin Norena owns the Campo Hermoso farm, which stretches over 25 hectares. Here he cultivates the Caturra and Castillo varietals in volume, but Bourbon, Gesha and Sidra are the 'tops' when it comes to quality and complexity. Edwin is a microbiologist, an experience that helps him in the processes he carries out with the coffee cherries. He has three children - two boys and a girl - and when we asked him if he would like them to follow his career path, he replied: “Of course, deep down it’s my biggest dream, but each one of them seems to be passionate about something else. The little girl is passionate about rock music, the eldest boy likes playing the piano, and the youngest is a motorcycle fan.;

COLLABORATION

We are proud to be the first roasters in Romania to do Direct Trade with Edwin. We love his business model and look forward to bringing more and more high quality batches from him. We believe in our relationship with him and hope to take this partnership to the next level, making these types of batches as accessible as possible for you and developing a work ethic as fair and transparent as possible for all three parties.