Based tone of Rum with sugar sweetness, flavors of raisin, berry, grape juice.
Finca San Jose is the story of the Third Generation family of coffee innovators committed to preserving the great coffee traditions of the Caldas region of Colombia, while developing unique, exciting products with global appeal. Their Rum Barrel aged coffee is a perfect example of innovation meeting tradition.
This special coffee came about when one day, the owner of Finca San Jose, Ms Monsalve Botero, decided to try and ferment green coffee beans in a barrel which was used for fermenting rum (Ms. Monsalve Botero husband is a rum manufacturer). Coffee cherries for this product must be extremely ripe (purple colored). They are hand-selected during a late harvest. After washing and sun-drying, the coffee cherries are then placed in the rum barrels made of Colombian oak and stored for 3 months, based on the quality controls that are performed monthly. The process will give the beans an intense rum-fragrance and flavor notes, a hazelnut color, and a sweet, smooth, aromatic finish.
The coffee is cultivated between 1350 and 1470 meters in the Finca San Jose. This coffee plant enjoys an area rich in ash from the Nevado de Ruiz volcano, with excellent sun exposure and an average temperature during the year between 21° and 25°.
- Origin: Colombia
- Region: Caldas
- Estate: Finca San Jose
- Producer: Ms Monsalve Botero
- Altitude: 1350-1470m
- Cultivar: Castillo
- Processing: Natural sun-dried, Rum barrel aged
- Sourcing: Pebble Coffee