Nestor Lasso Anaerobic Washed Sidra - Colombia

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Producer: Nestor Lasso
Country: Colombia
Region: Huila
Variety: Bourbon Sidra
 Process: Anaerobic Washed
 Altitude: 1750 masl

This is one of 2 very different, but equally exceptional, coffees we're launching from one of the most innovative coffee producers in the world.

This coffee comes from Nestor Lasso and the team at El Diviso farm in Colombia. The farm covers an 18 hectare area comprised of 15 ha of coffee and 2 ha of forest area. The farm carries great diversity of varietals, currently home to Caturra, Colombia, Castillo, Tabi, Pink Bourbon, Red Bourbon, Yellow Bourbon, Bourbon Ají, Caturra Chiroso, Geisha, Sidra, Java, Pacamara.

Nestor is using fully washed, semi washed and natural methods, utilising parabolic dryers as well as raised African beds alongside some mechanical drying. 80,000 coffee trees grow here at a range of 1700-1850 metres.

The Sidra varietal is a mysterious one. It was initially thought to be an intraspecific hybrid of Bourbon and Typica. However, according to recent studies performed by the World Coffee Research Institute it has no clearly identifiable genetic identity. Some say it is derived from Ethiopian landrace varietals.

Because there is no singular source to reference many different crops may be identified as Sidra. Don Olger Rogel was likely the first person to introduce the Sidra varietal (sometimes referred to as Bourbon Sidra or Sydra) to the world via the specialty coffee market in Ecuador.

It is widely reported that the varietal was developed at the Nestlé breeding facility in Ecuador. It was said to have been given to farmers for free in order to collect feedback from them. As far as we know, that is unverified and the Nestlé facility has since closed. One of the first plantations to commercially grow Sidra was La Palma y El Tucan in Cundinamarca Colombia.

Between 2012 and 2015 they planted over 6000 plants as the varietal became popular in specialty coffee circles. Cole Torode used their natural Sidra to place 3rd in the world Barista Championships in 2019.

As a roaster, the easiest way to verify a Sidra coffee is by the cup quality and flavor. Certainly, it helps to acquire the coffee from an accredited farm with a history of producing the variety. Furthermore, the beans tend to be longer and pointier than other aribica coffees.

In the field the coffee trees grow up to four meters tall. The trunks are thick and heartier than other coffee trees. The cherries are clustered together densely along the branches. They have dark green leaves and long flowers that have five petals on them. It is a high yielding plant that needs shade to grow.

These coffee follows the innovative Anaerobic Washed process shown below.

Steps:

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