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DIEGO BERMUDEZ
LYCHEE (LIGHT ROAST)

Aroma of lily perfume. Bright and deeply sweet with a complex acidity like blackberry. Flavors of wildflower
honey, peach and star fruit. Syrupy body.

Currently shipping coffee roasted on 27th October 2024.

Roast level: Light

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Meet the producer

What's the varietal

Specifications

Price transparency

Brew guide

MEET THE PRODUCER

DIEGO BERMUDEZ LYCHEE

Diego Bermudez’s Lychee coffee embodies the innovation and uniqueness we highlight in our Rising Tide collection. His experimental processing methods and focus on rare flavor profiles align with our mission to uplift producers who are redefining the specialty coffee landscape.

Award-winning Diego Samuel Bermudez showcases his innovative processing in this Lychee profile, a specialty coffee favorite.

Diego Samuel Bermudez, a visionary coffee processor from Piendamó, Cauca, began his coffee journey in 2008, inspired by his familys values of passion and perseverance. In 2015, his farm, Finca El Paraíso, won a regional coffee competition, marking their entry into specialty coffee. Collaborating with his brother and cousin, Diego founded INDESTEC to innovate coffee processing. His meticulous approach, including controlled fermentation techniques using specific microorganisms, has positioned Finca El Paraíso as a leader in Colombian coffee, offering over ten unique profiles. Diego also emphasizes environmental responsibility, focusing on sustainable practices in his region.

WHAT'S THE PROCESSING

Diego Bermudez applies a unique double anaerobic fermentation followed by thermal shock. This method enhances sweetness, highlights vibrant fruit notes, and creates an intensely layered flavor profile. While this coffee is uniquely processed, it technically falls in the more traditional washed coffee profile, yet has an exceptional and distinact fruity, floral flavor profile.

TRACEABILITY

FARM

Finca El Paraiso

VARIETAL

Finca El Paraiso

PROCESSING

Thermal Shock

ALTITUDE

1450m

Processing

Nestor keeps meticulous records of his processing, and shared the steps that this coffee went through:

  1. The coffee is picked carefully to get only very ripe cherries that tend to be between 24 and 26 brix*. The over and under ripe cherries are removed (hand sorted).
  2. The coffee undergoes an oxidation process for 48 hours in plastic cans, where the leachates (the liquid that the cherries release during fermentation) and the cherries are mixed. At the end of this process the pH of the coffee is 4.5.
  3. Floating process: the coffee is floated to rid impurities and any hollow beans and unwanted materials. This is done with cold water (10-12°C or about 52°F).
  4. Thermal shock: The cherries are washed with water at 50°C (122°F) and immediately introduced into plastic cans.
  5. Anaerobic fermentation: The cherries are stored in sealed cans for 80 hours at 35°C (95°F). Next, a saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast type T58 is sprayed on the cherries (1g of yeast per 5 kg of cherry). This yeast is commonly used in the beer brewing industry to strengthen beer profiles.
  6. Drying process: the coffee is removed from the cans and taken to a mechanical drying system to dehydrate the cherries for 12 hours. Finally, it is moved to a parabolic drying system for approximately 15 days or until target moisture is reached.

*Brix meters measure the sugar content inside a coffee cherry. Readings are taken to determine if the cherry is at peak ripeness.

PRICE TRANSPARENCY

Price transparency in coffee is vital because the price paid to farmers (based on the NYSE commodity price) often doesn't cover the true cost of production. This makes coffee unsustainable for many farmers.

Below, you can see what we paid for the coffee and what the farmer received. However, simply sharing the price without context wouldn't be meaningful. To provide a clearer picture, we've included the FairTrade Living Income Price for Colombia, the price that ensures farmers earn enough to cover their basic needs and maintain a decent standard of living.

What we paid Farmgate, export & import

$12 / lb

Farmgate Price Price paid to farmer

$7.50 / lb

Thats ~2.5x FLIRP!

FLIRP (Fairtrade Living Income Price)

$3.03 / lb

That’s ~3.2x FLIRP!

International Fair Trade Minimum: $2.29 | NYSE Coffee Commodity Price: $2.09

Brew Guide



HARIO V60 RECIPE

The Specs

  • Hario V60 glass dripper with Cafec filters

  • 18g to 280ml (coffee to water ratio 1:15.5)

  • 24c grind on Sette (a medium grind of about 725 microns)

  • Water temp: 198°F

The Pours

  • Pour to 60g and wait 60 seconds for bloom

  • At :60, break bloom and pour to 160g

  • At 1:30, pour to 230g

  • At 2:00, pour to 230g

  • Total brew time around 3:00