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PHILOCOFFEA 219 COLOMBIA Tipica Washed

Regular price HK$320.00

This coffee comes from the Planadas region of Tolima state and is produced by a young farmer in his thirties named Jorge. Until the early 2000s, Planadas was under guerrilla influence and was not considered a prosperous area. Reaching this area requires over four hours of travel along unpaved roads and across streams, which is quite a challenge. However, once you arrive at the farm, you will continue to be amazed by its vast potential. Jorge is the third generation owner of this farm and he only started producing specialty coffee 4 to 5 years ago. In his first appearance at the 2022 Cup of Excellence (COE), he placed 3rd, and most recently finished 24th at the 2023 Cup of Excellence (COE), further igniting his passion for coffee production.

The coffee I introduce today is the Typica variety, produced at the El Paraiso farm in the Pranadas Highlands and processed by Jorge. Although this Typica is washed, it undergoes 60 hours of anaerobic fermentation, which enhances the variety’s inherent fruity aroma. Due to Planadas' favorable altitude, the coffee remains clean and not over-fermented.

The roast is lighter but not overpowering in acidity; instead, you get to fully enjoy the beans' inherent rich sweetness. The aroma is fragrant when you open the package, making you look forward to the brewing process.

The flavor is reminiscent of purple fruits like grapes and raisins. There's also a sparkly feel that makes it feel really juicy. The finish has hints of brown spices like cloves, adding a unique twist to the clean, sweet finish. Surprisingly, it even has a hint of craft cola.

This coffee displays the typical cleanliness of washed coffee combined with juicy fruitiness and rich sweetness. It is a high-quality Colombian coffee that exudes both meticulousness and playfulness.

  • Taste: Raisins, red grapes, sparkling wine, cane sugar, fruit juice, cloves, syrup, sweet aftertaste
  • Variety: Tipica
  • Process: Washed (60h anaerobic) by Jorge Elias(finca la Roca)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Region: Planadas Tolima
  • Altitude: 1,900m
  • Farm: El Paraiso
  • Roast: light roast
  • Baking place: Japan
  • Roasted date: July 22, 2024
  • Material: 100% coffee beans
  • Weight: 200g
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About PHILOCOFFEA

Philocoffea was founded by co-founder Tetsuka Kaji and Masami Kaji. Tetsu Kasutani is the first Asian to win the World Coffee Brewing Championship. Tetsu Megu selects and purchases green coffee beans, creates roasting profiles, and controls quality. He understands the taste of black coffee better than anyone.

Taste is subjective, so there is no right or wrong. However, Philocoffea believes that cleanliness is the key to creating complex flavors, pleasant acidity and a long-lasting sweet finish in specialty coffee. As a result, Philocoffea has a "clean" character throughout, from light roasts to dark roasts, and provides a pleasant and long-lasting aftertaste.

Specialty coffee as defined by Philocoffea must meet four key criteria: location, cultivation, hand-picking and sustainability. This means you can trace your coffee directly back to the farm where the beans were grown. Their extraction process is handled with the utmost care and sustainability. So when Tetsu Kasutani discovers a coffee he believes in, he buys it directly from the farm. Having seen firsthand how they work and live, he values ​​relationships built on trust. After interacting with locals and experiencing their culture first-hand, Tetsu Kasutani was inspired to sell their coffee.

The Philocoffea store is equipped with the best Loring roasters in the world. It is also a roasting station and sacred laboratory for exploring new and unique ways of coffee beans. Tetsu Kasutani creates and manages all roasting configurations himself. When new green coffee beans arrive, Tetsu's expertise iteratively hypothesizes, tests, and develops roasting configurations to create the best possible product.

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