Wilton Benitez - Orange Bourbon *Rare*

About This Coffee

Peach Iced Tea, Mandarin, Passionfruit, Honey. Chemical engineer turned top notch coffee grower, Wilton Benitez is one to know. With his evasive and acclaimed thermo shock processing techniques, working with Wilton has been watching a master at work. He is a highly specialised coffee producer, with a lifetime of experience in cultivating exotic and sought after coffee. This 100% Orange Bourbon micro-lot has been 72 hours double fermented with yeast, thermal shocked with warm water, and then washed with cold water. The coffee comes from the region of Cauca in the south of Colombia. Cauca is relatively flat when looking at other Colombian growing regions, which means the coffee produced benefits from more consistent conditions. Wilton's exotic varietals are harvested at Granja Paraiso 92 & Finca La Macarena which are neighbouring farms. Generally, the team picks cherries with 95% ripeness. He then brings the cherries to his processing facility which is located at the highest point of the property with an incredible view of the Colombian massif. Here, the coffees are fermented, depulped, washed, dried and packed in his state-of-the-art facility.