Mount Totumas Ara Pre-Dried Forest Ferment Gesha Natural

Origin: Mount Totumas Cloud Forest, Chiriqui, Panama

Lot: Ara Lot 9

Producer: Karin Dietrich

Elevation: 1650 masl

Variety: Gesha

Process: Pre-Dried Forest Ferment Gesha Natural

Dongze's Notes: Cherry Plum, Citrus, Roses

Mount Totumas Ara is a special lot where coffee cherries from nearby farms neighboring Mount Totumas are being collected and centrally processed. I find the "Pre-dried forest ferment" process to be quite interesting: First, coffee cherries are being pre-dried for 5 days. Then, whole cherries get fermented in closed containers in the forest for 5-7 days. They are then moved to raised beds indoors to dry before finishing in a dehydrator.