Colombia MDF Blue Marago (150g)

Origin : Colombia

Region : Valle Del Cauca

Farm : Finca Manantiales

Processing : 70% anaerobic 30% aerobic

Altitude : 1600 - 1800 masl

Notes : Pear, Red Apple, Guava, Nougat.

Farm’s Annual Rainfall: 1500 – 1800 mm

Farm Temperature: 18 – 24 °C

Physical preparation

Specialty grade, hand selected by women of the community after color sorting machine.

Picking

Selective recollection of ripe cherries at 23 Brix . Colour sorted by women of the community and density selected in water tanks.

Fermentation

70% of the lot from the harvest was fermented anaerobically for 72 hours and 30% of the lot was fermented aerobically for 24 hours and mixed before drying.

Drying

Mixed drying: in silo (40°C) and natural sun-dried with 4 resting steps for 14 days

MARAGOGIPE

Maragogipe, also called elephant bean, is a variety of arabica that produces an extremely large, and porous bean. First discovered growing near the town of Maragogipe, in the north-eastern state of Bahia. Transplanted into the farmer's terroir to grow best at altitudes of 1750 to 1810 m.a.s.l. highest altitude possible to bring out its intrinsic characteristics. Maragogipe is well renowned for its flavor of tropical fruits and savory spices that combined with its high caramel-like sweetness and its heavier body create a flavor explosion in the palate. This Maragogipe has an experimental fermentation where the harvest was split in 70% fermented anaerobically and 30% fermented aerobically. This special fermentation required a lot of care, temperature control and releasing of CO2 every 48 hours, along with a careful drying to achieve exotic aromatic composition and a long shelf life.