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Coffee Review
Wilton Benitez Sidra (Roses)
https://www.coffeereview.com/review/wilton-benitez-colombia-sidra/
Varietal: SIDRA
Region: Cauca, Colombia
Altitude: 1950m
The Cappuccino Kid says...
"An intensely aromatic, richly floral, complexly fruit-driven Colombia Sidra processed by a proprietary double-anaerobic thermal shock method."
About the Double Anaerobic Thermal Shock processing method
Hand picked at peak ripeness and then sterilized with ozonated water and ultraviolet light the coffee is then depulped (skin and mucilage removed). After which the first stage of fermentation begins, 22 hours inside an anaerobic bioreactor with saccharomyces cerevisiae var. diastaticus yeast added to promote fruity aromas & enhance the spicy character and citrus flavor profile of the varietal. The second stage of fermentation is conducted again inside an anaerobic bioreactor, this time for an extended 52 hours until PH level is 5.5 and Brix 18. After the double fermentation is concluded the beans are thermal shocked, first with 75F hot water and then 3F cold. This initial high temperature swells the beans and allows the unique flavors and aromas from the anaerobic yeast fermentation to penetrate the seed with the cold water shock then constricting the beans to lock in those unique flavors. The coffee's drying stage of 48h is then meticulously controlled with mechanical drying equipment.
About Grandja Paraiso 92 and Wilton Benitez
Granja El Paraíso-92 is a family farm located in Piendamo in the Cauca region of Colombia. An incredible modern farm that produces a plethora of different specialty coffee varieties such as Java, Pink Bourbon, Geisha and Pacamara. Employing highly innovative cultivation systems such as terraces and drip irrigation in order to prevent erosion and guarantee correct soil nutrition, the unique coffees that they produce can be verified through the multiple awards obtained. In charge of it all is chief mad coffee scientist/producer Wilton Benitez who’s Finca Paraiso-92 also has its own microbiology laboratory, a quality laboratory and processing plant. Granja El Paraiso is quite simply producing world class coffee.
About SIDRA
Said to have originated in Ecuador, Sidra is a hybrid between Bourbon and Typica varieties. A relatively new hybrid coffee plant it has quickly been championed by some as the "New Gesha" prized for its incredible amount of sweetness and crisp acidity that has become synonymous with rare complex flavor profiles.