037: Colombia Wilton Benetiz. Advanced Fermentation

Colombia Wilton Benetiz

Advanced Fermentation

Variedad Colombia

Origin: Colombia

Region: Piendamo, Cauca.

Producer/Farm: Wilton Benetiz / Granja Paraiso 92

Altitude: 1950 masl

Varietal: Variedad Colombia

Process: Advanced Yeast Fermentation

Harvest: 2022/2023

Importer: MiCafe

Cupping Score: 86.75

FOB/Volume: £24.00 per Kg / 24 Kilos

Roasted for Espresso/Filter Coffee

The Story:

Wilton Benitez is a highly specialised coffee producer, with a lifetime of experience in cultivating exotic and sought after coffee. Wilton started to learn the fermentation technology used in various industries including wine, beer and cheese. Once he had an understanding of how these products were processed, he started controlling certain variables in the processing of coffee, including the sugar content, PH level and fermentation duration.

There are three main factors that provide his coffee with a unique and exquisite taste: the fermentation process, the microorganisms used at each stage, and the method of soaking the beans in hot and then cold water to seal the grain.

It is a family farm cultivated in coffee exotic varieties such as geisha, bourbon pink, java, Tabi, Pacamara and Castillo. Wilton has also integrated a fertigation system across the terraces on the hillside that coffee is grown on. This practice allows for a fertilizer solution to be applied with irrigation water, typically through a microsprinkler or a drip system that benefits the overall health and quality of the coffee trees.