Our Story
We are excited for the return of the incredible work being done by Julio Cesar Madrid and processing specialist Andres Julio Quinceno, who are pushing the boundaries of coffee flavor with their work at Finca Milan and Finca La Riveria.
Finca Milan, a 250-hectare estate owned by Julio Cesar Madrid's family for over 40 years, is located in the central foothills of the Andes Mountains in the Risaralda Department. Its young, volcanic soil and wide thermal range (15ºC to 30ºC) allow the Caturra, Castillo, Pink Bourbon, and Catiope varieties to develop complex and unique flavors. Together with Finca Riviera and Finca Buenos Aires, their family estates have won multiple awards.
Andres Quinceno created a unique anaerobic processing method that utilizes "embryonic stress" to generate unique flavors. This involves subjecting ripe coffee cherries to a "nitro washed process," where the temperature rises and falls by 12 degrees to optimize them for fermentation.
After pulping, the beans are placed in a sealed bioreactor, inoculated with starter cultures (yeast and bacteria) and watermelon fruit mossto, and injected with nitrogen. Temperature, acidity, and Brix degrees are closely monitored against historical data to time the end of the fermentation stage and initiate oxidation.
The coffee beans are then dried in solar dryers to 40% moisture, moved to mechanical dryers until they reach 10–12% moisture, and rested in a warehouse for approximately 45 days before being hulled and prepared for export.
200g
Sourced by Da Vida Coffee
Origin:
Pereira, Colombia
Producer: Julio Madrid & Andres Quinceno
Varieties: Caturra
Process: Cultured Embryonic Nitro Washed
Elevation: 1600 masl
Harvest: 2025
Recommended Brew:
Filter
Aroma:
Honeydew Melon, Melona
Flavour:
Melona, Honeydew Melon, Cantaloupe, Brown Sugar
Order 3 or more bags of coffee and the whole order ships free. *Flat rate $10 shipping for orders under 3 coffees.
Same or next day shipping (excluding weekends / preorders / intl orders). This coffee may be rested 7-10 days before being shipped.
Once shipped, please allow for a transit time of 4-7 business days. Orders in the GTA deliver within 1-2 days.
*signature option is available as we are not responsible for lost or stolen packages
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