Pearl Estate Coffee Beans

If you’re looking to try a coffee with a fermentation aroma, citrus and passionfruit flavors on the palate, and a smooth mouthfeel, this Colombian Anaerobic Natural Typica from Pearl Estate might be just what you're after. Colombia is one of the world’s top three coffee producers, and while it grows beans suitable for commercial instant coffee, it also produces uniquely profiled, premium-quality coffee.

Antioquia Province is located in north-central Colombia, with 126,000 hectares dedicated to coffee cultivation. It accounts for 18% of the country's coffee production, second only to Huila Province. Most of the region features high-altitude mountainous terrain belonging to the Andes, yet it is influenced by the warm sea breezes of the Caribbean Sea. Medellín, the provincial capital and Colombia’s second-largest city, is also an important coffee-growing area.

Antioquia Province consists of 62% tropical rainforest climate, 26% maritime climate, 8% monsoon climate, and 4% tropical wet and dry monsoon climate. This Anaerobic Natural Typica is grown in a tropical rainforest climate zone, where it is under the control of equatorial air masses year-round, characterized by high temperatures, abundant rainfall, and high humidity. The average annual temperature is around 26°C, and annual rainfall typically exceeds 2,000 millimeters.

This Typica coffee is processed using the anaerobic natural method. First, the coffee cherries are placed in stainless steel containers to ferment in a sealed environment, allowing for easier control of various factors and minimizing the evaporation of aromatic compounds. The cherries ferment anaerobically for 18 hours, then are dried in the shade for three days before being transferred to African beds for a slow 40-day drying process.