Colombia

MARLON BOLAÑOS | COLOMBIA MOSTO FERMENTATION ANAERBOBIC WASHED SL-28

Lemongrass · lucky-charms · sicilian lemon

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What Ripsnorter says about this coffee

Producer: Marlon Bolaños Farm: Finca La Loma Origin: Colombia Region: Acevedo, Huila Varietal: SL-28 Process: Washed Fermentation: Mosto Fermentation Altitude: 1800 masl Tasting Notes: Lemongrass, lucky-charms, sicilian lemon

High in the mountains of Acevedo, Huila, Marlon Bolaños grows this SL-28 at Finca La Loma, 1,800 meters above sea level. At this altitude, the cool temperatures slow cherry maturation, giving the coffee time to develop vibrant acidity, sweetness and complexity.

After harvest, the cherries are floated to remove underripe and low density fruit before being depulped. Instead of immediately washing away the mucilage, Marlon places the coffee into fermentation tanks with the mucilage still intact, where it ferments for 72 hours. The coffee is then thoroughly washed and carefully dried.

Keeping the mucilage around the seeds during this extended fermentation creates a more expressive interpretation of a washed SL-28. The cup keeps the clarity and structure we love from washed coffees, while building extra sweetness, fruit intensity and texture.

In the cup, that translates into bright and aromatic lemongrass, a sharp, juicy Sicilian lemon acidity and the sweet, no…

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What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Colombia

Region

Huila

Farm or estate

Finca La Loma

Producer

Marlon Bolaños

Process

washed

Variety

SL-28

Altitude

1800 m

Not stated

harvest, lot, importer, price paid to the producer

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How it sits among coffee from Colombia

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe coffee from Colombia: 1,593 of 3,747 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.

Ripsnorter describe this coffee as citrus, tea-like. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Colombia; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.

tea-like is unusual here — 7% of coffee from Colombia are described that way.

The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Colombia coffees

Where each fact came from

Tasting notes

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