{"product_id":"artist-reserve-colombia-oscar-osorio-citrus-co-ferment","title":"Artist Reserve: Colombia Oscar Osorio - Citrus Co-Ferment","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Open Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #000000;\"\u003eARTIST RESERVE: Courtney Gayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Open Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCOLOMBIA OSCAR OSORIO - CITRUS CO-FERMENT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 11.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eTART LIME, CITRUS PEEL, SPRITE, ORANGE MILKSHAKE  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eWe've been really excited about the idea of producers using fruits and plants already growing on their farms to create co-ferments that actually speak to where the coffee comes from.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOscar grows mandarin lime trees alongside his coffee high in the mountains of Sonsón. Working with Lucas, he developed a fermentation using the mandarin lime leaves and peels from those trees.  The cup is bright and zesty, with tart lime, fresh citrus peel, Sprite-like sweetness, and this creamy orange milkshake thing as it cools. For a five-day co-ferment, we're especially impressed by how clear and balanced everything remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eExciting yet drinkable!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLabel design by Courtney Gayer:  https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/courtneycgayer\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003eBEAN DETAILS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eORIGIN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSonsón, Antioquia, Colombia\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCER: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOscar Osorio\u003cbr\u003eELEVATION: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1,850 masl\u003cbr\u003ePROCESS: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMandarin lime leaves, water \u0026amp; molasses; mandarin peel added after 24 hours; 5 additional days of fermentation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVARIETY: Castillo\u003cbr\u003eTASTING NOTES: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003etart lime, citrus peel, orange milkshake, sprite\u003cbr\u003eROAST TYPE: Light\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFarm Level\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAbout Oscar Osorio\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOscar's farm sits high in the mountains of \u003cstrong\u003eSonsón, Antioquia\u003c\/strong\u003e, at approximately \u003cstrong\u003e1,850 meters above sea level\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 12-hectare farm grows Colombia, Castillo, and Caturra, with cooler mountain temperatures slowing cherry maturation and helping develop naturally sweet, expressive coffees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, Oscar has shown a real intention to move beyond the traditional volume-focused coffee model common in Sonsón and explore what his farm is capable of through quality, fermentation, and differentiated lots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis project is one of his biggest steps in that direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOscar and Lucas developed the recipe together as an experiment: \u003cstrong\u003ecould they make an exceptional co-ferment using ingredients already available on the farm?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt ended up becoming one of the best coffees Oscar has produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Process\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one gets pretty interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter harvest, cherries are carefully sorted before being depulped. The coffee is then placed into sealed fermentation tanks with \u003cstrong\u003eblended leaves from Oscar's mandarin lime trees, water, and molasses\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe molasses provides additional sugars to stimulate microbial activity while compounds from the fresh citrus leaves begin interacting with the fermenting coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter \u003cstrong\u003e24 hours\u003c\/strong\u003e, mandarin peel is added directly to the tanks. The coffee then continues fermenting for another \u003cstrong\u003efive days\u003c\/strong\u003e, developing the intense—but remarkably clear—citrus character we taste in the finished cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, the coffee is moved to sun-bed dryers and slowly dried for \u003cstrong\u003ethree to four weeks\u003c\/strong\u003e until reaching approximately 11% moisture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's an innovative process anywhere, but particularly in Sonsón, where coffee has historically been grown and sold for volume rather than differentiated by variety, processing, or flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore importantly, it feels connected to Oscar's actual farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe citrus isn't an ingredient shipped in from somewhere else to create a flavor. \u003cstrong\u003eIt's growing right there beside the coffee.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe love that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBean Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sonsón, Antioquia, Colombia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oscar Osorio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELEVATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,850 masl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFARM SIZE:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 hectares\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVARIETY:\u003c\/strong\u003e Castillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePROCESS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Citrus Co-Ferment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFERMENTATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mandarin lime leaves, water \u0026amp; 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