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Tasting Like: NC Spring Season Honeysuckle Buds, Lavender, Violet Flowers, Coca-Cola, Floral Bouquet, Lemongrass, Salt Cream, Persimmons

Farm: Campo Hermoso
Producers: Edwin Noreña
Variety: Gesha
Process: Triple Stage Carbonic Maceration
Origin: Quindio, Colombia
Altitude: 1650masl

Edwin has long been a personal friend of iris and frequenter of our favorite producers list, often making our industry's most beloved coffees each year. This time we procured a triple stage carbonic maceration gesha - his true specialty just for our subscription members. What do you mean by "true specialty" you ask? Well Edwin is a bit polarizing, in the best way possible. He's known to many as the father of modern fermentation techniques, especially carbonic macerations like this one. However, not everyone in Colombia, or the rest of the specialty coffee industry have taken a liking to his processing(remember, people once thought airplanes were a fantasy and unnecessary for travel too). Many old guard purists dug their heels in when Edwin started to really get major exposure in the mid 2010's claiming his "synthetically flavored coffees" were scoffing at tradition. But, and you likely know the rest of the history, he's proven them all wrong despite many of these old guard industry folks not letting go all these years later. However Edwin's trophy case has gotten monstrous since then and, I promise you, he knows a lot more about farming, growing and cellular DNA structures than most. He's an absolute wizard and while his red fruits co-ferment and blueberry lots take the highest social prizes, those who have been around the block like myself or are real enthusiasts like you, know his Sudan Rume, Typica's, Sidra's and, especially his Gesha's, are his absolute best work when paired with his perfected processing. His true specialty as the initial alchemist of Colombia. This lot in particular is his most advanced gesha on crop we've come to see him grow so precisely. When we had this for the first time in the middle of sourcing a special March coffee as a thank you to our most devoted patrons for sticking with us through thick and thin, we knew immediately this was the one. She's absolutely screaming with such a rich florality, especially lavender and violets early in the rest schedule and a lovely North Carolina honeysuckle note following with increased rest. Nice citric florality and acidity reminds us at the end of the day, it's the crop that matters most but this coffee without it's processing wouldn't be half as meaningful.
That's the quintessence of why I sourced this coffee for you. Without you, Promethium is just noise in the industry - however together we're building a new movement of meaningful enthusiasm and community around coffee, innovation, and experiences. 
The coffee of tomorrow, and today you're apart of that. Thank you. 

Recommended Music to accompany brewing: Pharsyde by A$AP Rocky
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