{"product_id":"colombia-candy-blast-swisswater","title":"Colombia - Candy Blast - Watermelon Co Ferment (Swiss Water Process)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSwiss Water proudly announces its first ever\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eco-fermented decaf offering, in partnership\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ewith the innovative team at El Vergel Estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSince 2024 we’ve been exhilarated to work with Elias\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u0026amp; Shady Bayter, who lead the El Vergel team in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eproducing wonderful micro lot coffees with an eye to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eexperimental, sometimes adventurous processing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis Emerald Micro Lots offering—fermented in two\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003estages, once anaerobically and then co-fermented\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ewith watermelon—is so fruity, we called it Candy Blast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Bayters—former avocado farmers who switched\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eto coffee more than a decade ago—are committed to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003econtinuous research and experimentation in their\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eprocesses, which have resulted in quality benefits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eyear after year. This particular coffee is planted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eamong shady guamo and yarumo trees, and starts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ewith a 48-hour full cherry anaerobic fermentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAfter depulping, the beans, still in mucilage, are\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eco-fermented with yeast and watermelon for five\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003edays, followed by pre-drying on patios and mechanical\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003edrying in static silos. 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Forest Coffee also invests in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ethe farmers themselves—providing family housing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eon the El Vergel estate, and contributing to vital\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003einfrastructure upgrades at the local school. Together\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ewith the Bayter’s commitments to sustainability and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eprogress, this offering represents everything we want\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eto celebrate in coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTogether with their partner (and mother) Martha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMontenegro, Elias and Shady Bayter have taken the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003efruit-forward profile of Colombian coffees from this\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eregion to a truly elevated level. 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