Colombia Jorge Elías Rojas

Passion Fruit Smoothie

A sweet, intense coffee with tropical fruit flavors and a creamy texture. Expect notes of passion fruit, sweet pineapple, and candied fruit. The coffee has a full body, milky texture, high cane sugar sweetness, and red wine acidity. As a filter coffee, it is a highly aromatic coffee with notes of dark grapes, milk chocolate, and tropical fruit. On an espresso, it also reveals flavors of cocoa, nougat, and the juiciness of red wine.

Jorge Elías Rojas comes from a fourth generation of farmers. His coffee career began at the age of 13, when he started helping on his father's farm and learned everything that running such a farm entails. After a few years, he inherited part of his father's farm and bought the neighboring land, creating Finca El Jardin. Jorge is not afraid to experiment with the processing of his coffee and works with a wide variety of varieties, from the traditional Caturra or Colombia to Pink Bourbon, Wush Wush, and Geisha. Over the years, he has developed his own processing and drying process, which gives his coffees a truly exceptional flavor profile.

The lot we selected from the El Jardin farm consists of the Red Bourbon variety processed using the anaerobic honey method.

After harvesting, the cherries undergo strict control and selection. They are then sealed in airtight containers for 72 hours and left to ferment. The cherries are then de-pulped and transferred back to the same containers for another 38 hours of fermentation without the pulp. After this process, the beans are washed with water and with the remaining mucilage, are ready for drying.

Jorge also uses a relatively complicated and precise process for drying the beans. The first phase takes place in mechanical dryers for 28 hours at a constant temperature of 30°C. This is followed by controlled drying in closed bags and then again in a mechanical dryer. At the end of the process, the beans are cooled, stabilized, and packed into bags. 

Thanks to this controlled and advanced process, Jorge has managed to achieve a distinctive aroma, intense tropical fruit tones, and high sweetness in this coffee. This coffee immediately caught our attention, and we can't wait for you to try it too!

Roasted coffee beans, 100% specialty coffee Arabica, roasted and packed in the Czech Republic.