Bonanza Coffee Roasters
Berlin, Germany
Located in Calendaria Loxica in the state of Oaxaca, “Chelin” Farm has been producing coffee since 2013 under the management of Enrique López. The coffee production has been part of Enrique’s life; his great aunt started the coffee production a 1 century ago, her name was Angel Peralta Rodriguez. The name of his farm “Chelin” refers to the name of Enrique’s mother, “Graciela”; Mrs. Graciela’s brother-in-law called her “Chelin”. Enrique López is known for being an innovative person and his farm is compared to a laboratory where important projects are developed in cultivation, fermentation biochemical processes, endangered species preservation, environmental impact, grafting of soil, improvement of varieties resistant to rust, among others. One of its environmental focus projects is the program to determine the amount of carbon that the Farm captures year after year. For the Hydro Natural Washed, cherries are picked very ripe (dark red – purple color, ideally around 26°Brix). After floaters are removed, clean cherries rest in concrete tanks until the next day. Early in the next morning they are put out to dry until they start to become raisin-like (roughly 20 hours of direct sun, thus 3-5 days). This process is to enhance tartaric acidity and tropical fruity profile. It would be possible to depulp the cherries at this stage. However, they undergo one night of soaking in water which leaves them appearing like freshly picked cherries again and makes depulping possible again. After depulping they are processed like normal washed coffees at Chelin. This process aims to combine the best of two worlds: tartaric acidity and fruity profile and complexity of a natural but clarity and clean aftertaste of a washed.
Blood Orange
Tropical Fruit
Type
Single Origin
Origin
Candelaria Loxicha, Oaxaca, Mexico
Species
Arabica
Varieties
Geisha/Gesha
Process
Other
Altitude
1550-1780m
Producer
Enrique Lopèz
Farm
Finca Chelin