SPECIAL RELEASE PEACH MACERATION* Colombia - Luz Helena Salazar

About this coffee

Well, well, if it isn’t ‘mad lad’ Mr Jairo Arcila with another silly fruit maceration lot. We’ve had a bunch of these so far so you might know what to expect. If not, these lots are unlike anything else. The coffee cherry is fermented alongside ripe fruits with extracts of yeasts used in wine making - The result? A coffee that absolutely sings of fruit, in this case peach. There’s no grasping for the flavour on the bag, it hits of peach right away with a toffee finish, unmistakeable. Roasted light/medium, I think something like this works best on filter, but if you enjoy the cup, you could be in for an intense espresso. Make sure to inhale deeply whilst grinding, the smell is amazing.

P.S., This is dearer than my other offerings, you might know I do try hard to keep things accessible, it’s an expensive bean.

Jairo Arcila is a third-generation coffee grower from Quindio, Colombia. He is married to Luz Helena Salazar and they have two children together, Carlos and Felipe Arcila, who are the co- founders of Cofinet. Jairo's first job was at Colombia's second-largest exporter, working as their Mill Manager for over 40 years until his retirement in 2019. Jairo bought his first coffee farm, Finca la Esmeralda, in 1987 and this is where he planted his first Caturra lot. He was fortunate enough to earn money by producing coffee on his farm in addition to working full time.