Colombian Wine-Aroma Coffee: Villa Estate's Wine-Aroma Washed Process is Intoxicating

FrontStreet Coffee - Colombia Villa Estate Rum Wine Wash

Colombia is well known as one of the few single-origin coffees sold worldwide under its country name. After roasting, Colombian beans release a sweet fragrance with the excellent character of sweetness within acidity and balanced bitterness, and its quality has earned praise that coffees from other countries rarely attain. Compared with other producing nations, Colombia pays more attention to product development and promotion, and together with its superior geography and climate for intensive cultivation in mountain black soil, that makes its coffee high-quality and flavorful, with a rich, thick aroma renowned worldwide.

Colombia Villa Estate Rum Wine Wash

Origin: Tolima

Grade Classification: Villa Estate

Varieties: Caturra, Castillo

Altitude: 1700 meters

Processing Method: Rum Wine Wash

Flavor Characteristics

Rum, whisky, red cherry, chocolate, strong aftertaste

Rum wine wash processing, like other rum-aroma special methods, is a low-temperature fermentation built on top of the washed process. On the palate, beyond the rich rum and whisky flavors, the profile is cleaner and purer.

Rum Wine Processing Steps:

1. Harvest the cherries, clean them, and place them in a water tank to mature, stirring twice a day so they are evenly exposed to air;
2. After the coffee cherries are depulped, place them in rum barrels for low-temperature fermentation;
3. After the low-temperature fermentation is complete, continue with the regular washing process;
4. Finally, dry them on shaded drying racks;

Special Attention:

1. The rum barrels must be made of oak, because the wood's toasting process causes chemical changes in the oak that produce an intoxicating oak flavor. Only by fermenting green coffee beans inside them can this unique rum aroma be imparted to the coffee.

Brewing Recommendations:

Grind Size: Ditting 6.5

Water Temperature: 88-90°C (depending on the bean's resting period)

Time: 2:30

Ratio: 1:15

Bloom: 20-25 seconds

Knowledge Point:

Colombian coffee is one of the few single-origin coffees sold worldwide under its country name.

In Brief:

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

For the clean, chocolatey Colombian character that anchors this rum wine wash, FrontStreet Coffee's washed Huila is the place to begin. Huila province, in the southern part of Colombia's central cordillera, is the country's most famous specialty region, ringed by hills and planted above 1,500 meters, with Colombia's most important rivers converging there to supply abundant water and humidity. Roasted medium-dark, FrontStreet Huila highlights dark chocolate and nut sweetness with moderate oils and a full body, and works as pour-over, French press, moka pot, or espresso machine for an Americano or latte.

If you enjoy innovative processing, FrontStreet Colombia Strawberry Candy comes from Finca La Frontera and uses anaerobic sun-drying: fermentation in a low-oxygen or oxygen-free vessel, controlled by temperature, time, and pH, converts the fruit into more tropical aromas, so a medium-light roast shows passion fruit, grape, apricot, and candied fruit in pour-over, cold brew, drip bags, or moka pot. And for a home machine or moka pot, FrontStreet's Premium Blend marries Brazilian cream-and-nut aroma with Colombian dark-chocolate bitterness, pulling a fine golden crema and making a rich, smooth latte that is friendly to beginners while serving as a base for Americanos, cappuccinos, and mochas.