{"product_id":"colombia-developement-red","title":"Colombia Development Red - Community Blend of Experimental Lots + Red Fruit 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;\"\u003eCOLOMBIA\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\u003eDEVELOPMENT RED - Community Blend of Experimental Lots + Red Fruit 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;\"\u003eRED CHERRY, RED BERRY, RED GUSHERS, CHERRY COLA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"494\"\u003eColombia Development Red is a fruit-forward community experimental lot designed with two goals in mind. It offers a complex and FUN cup profile with notes of red fruits, cherry cola, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, a round body, and an extremely pleasant fruity finish.  This is a cool example of blending co-ferments to create something very drinkable!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"855\"\u003eThis lot helps create demand for the processing experiments that support the growth of young producers in the program. By combining many small experimental lots into one larger, consistent coffee, producers are able to learn, test new techniques, and build confidence while roasters can support that development by bringing the coffee onto their menu.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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\"\u003eAndes, Antioquia, Colombia\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCER: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSmallholder producers\u003cbr\u003eELEVATION: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1,600–2,000 m.a.s.l.\u003cbr\u003eVARIETY: Mixed\u003cbr\u003ePROCESS: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSebastián Ramírez Red Fruits + \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNatural process and extended fermentation coffees\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTASTING NOTES: Red Fruits, Cherry Cola, Dark Chocolate, Red Gushers\u003cbr\u003eROAST TYPE: Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFarm Level\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"dfa67e7\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa67e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"dfa67e7\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa67e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eColombia Development Red\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommunity Blend of Experimental Lots + Red Fruit Co-Ferment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndes, Antioquia, Colombia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColombia Development Red is a fruit-forward community experimental lot designed with two goals in mind. First, it offers a complex, versatile cup profile with notes of red fruits, cherry cola, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, a round body, and a pleasant fruity finish. It works well as either a standout single-origin release or a dynamic blend component.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond, this lot helps create demand for the processing experiments that support the growth of young producers in the program. By combining many small experimental lots into one larger, consistent coffee, producers are able to learn, test new techniques, and build confidence while roasters can support that development by bringing the coffee onto their menu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFlavor Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed Fruits \u0026amp; Cherry Cola\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCoffee Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colombia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andes, Antioquia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Community blend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProgram:\u003c\/strong\u003e Young Producer Program\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarm Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smallholder producers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,600–2,000 m.a.s.l.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Community blend of experimental lots + red fruit co-ferment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrimary Components:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural process and extended fermentation coffees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsistency Component:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sebastián Ramírez Red Fruits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Fruits, Cherry Cola, Dark Chocolate, Cacao Nibs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProducer \u0026amp; Community Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Young Producer Program is built around producers who have made a deliberate choice to pursue coffee with passion and intention. Rather than simply supporting youth in coffee, the program highlights producers who are actively choosing to learn, innovate, and build a future in specialty coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevelopment Red functions as a community lot that helps recruit new members into the program while creating a dependable outlet for experimental coffees. By blending small producer lots together, the project can offer greater volume, year-round availability, and a more consistent flavor profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProcessing Method\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lot is primarily composed of naturally processed and extended fermentation coffees from young producers. To bring consistency and a clear red fruit profile to the cup, Sebastián Ramírez Red Fruits coffee is added as a component.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a layered, fruit-forward, and chocolatey profile that reflects both producer experimentation and careful blending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDevelopment Process\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperimentation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery two to three months, producers are given space to run small 20–30 kg experimental batches, typically focused on natural processing or extended fermentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCupping \u0026amp; Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe coffees are cupped together with the program team. Producers receive feedback, and promising experiments are identified for future development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScaling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce a producer’s lot is approved and shows market potential, production can be scaled and offered as a standalone single-origin product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Project\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevelopment Red is a true development lot. It gives producers room to experiment at a manageable scale while creating a larger, consistent lot that roasters can confidently use. 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