Antimaceration Geisha by El Paraíso
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The latest maximum fermentation zero oxidisation coffee processing innovation from Diego Bermudez, Antimaceration, offers up a Geisha at the extreme and a taste of the intense.
The boundary-pushing team at El Paraíso start the Antimaceration process by cultivating, selectively growing, and handpicking only the very best geisha cherries. Once picked, cherries are sterilised with ozone before being placed inside a specialised vacuum chamber designed by Diego to start, what is essentially, the purest form of anaerobic fermentation – an environment without any gas.
Unlike most other anaerobic ferments where oxygen is displaced by the introduction of another gas (usually carbon dioxide from the fermenting fruit or a nitrogen addition), Diego creates a negative pressure environment with a vacuum pump that continuously pulls off all gases from the chamber over 60 days. While seemingly simple, the process is anything but and results in a few things happening:
1. Liquid is drawn off the cherry creating a juice bath
2. Pores of the coffee bean open up to absorb the cherry juice, locking in the geisha’s extracted flavour from the inside out
3. Zero oxidisation or flavour degradation
To further preserve the intense flavour profile, cherries are dried without heat, very quickly, using the Enigma dryer, Diego’s low-temp dehumidifier.
Expect a cup experience that evolves and is never the quite the same twice – huge body, tropical aroma, mouthwatering acidity, and amplified fruit notes of guava, pineapple, marmalade & passionfruit, with unusual undertones of coconut, spice, and cola(!)
This is a 48g jar from our new Rare Release® category. It is roasted to order and will only be shipped as wholebean.
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Cupping
Violets, fruit tea infusion, guava, orange, coconut, cola, cacao
12g coffee (EK43 10.5), 200g water (91.5º), 10-14mins
Filter
Tropical fruit punch, cola, peach, guava, coconut water, cinnamon
15g coffee (EK43 11), 250g water (91º), 3:00 – 3:30mins, Origami over Paragon, 5 equal pours
Espresso
Guava rolls, marmalade, pineapple, passionfruit, dark chocolate, peach, cola
18.5g coffee (EK43 0.4), 55g yield, 30-33secs, served in a wine glass
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When will my order ship?
When will my order ship?
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