Paraiso 92. Café de Colombia

This coffee is from Granja Paraíso 92, located in Piendamó municipality in the Cauca region of Colombia, at 1,930 meters altitude. Produced by Wilton Benítez, a pioneering figure in specialty coffee with over two decades of experience and a background in chemical engineering. The coffee is of the Sudan Rume variety, a landrace of Coffea arabica native to the Boma Plateau in southeastern South Sudan, valued for its genetic uniqueness and not descended from Typica or Bourbon lineages. The processing method is Thermal Shock, involving thermal sterilization of cherries at 90°C, followed by 96-hour anaerobic fermentation in sealed bioreactors with Saccharomyces pastorianus yeast inoculation. The process is meticulously controlled, monitoring pH and Brix levels throughout. Flavor notes include peach, jasmine, mandarin, hibiscus, and apricot.