EL PLACER - CATURRA, RED FRUIT CO-FERMENT EA DECAF - COLOMBIA

ROGUE WAVE
EDMONTON, CANADA

EL PLACER - CATURRA, RED FRUIT CO-FERMENT EA DECAF

STRAWBERRY
ORANGE CREAM
RASPBERRY
VANILLA
PLUM

ORIGIN: COLOMBIA
REGION: QUINDÍO (EJE CAFETERO)
FARM: EL PLACER
PRODUCER: SEBASTIAN RAMIREZ
ALTITUDE: 1,750–2,000 MASL
VARIETY: CATURRA
PROCESS: RED FRUIT CO-FERMENT EA DECAF

ROAST DATE: JULY 3, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

SEBASTIAN RAMIREZ OPERATES EL PLACER COFFEE PROJECT IN QUINDÍO, COLOMBIA, WITHIN THE RENOWNED EJE CAFETERO REGION. THE FARM SITS BETWEEN 1,750 AND 2,000 MASL AND IS MANAGED WITH A FOCUS ON SOIL HEALTH, WITH AN ON-SITE MICROBIOLOGICAL LABORATORY SUPPORTING EXPERIMENTAL FERMENTATION PROTOCOLS.

THIS CATURRA LOT IS DECAFFEINATED VIA SUGARCANE ETHYL ACETATE (EA) FOLLOWING AN ELABORATE FERMENTATION SEQUENCE: WHOLE CHERRIES UNDERGO 120 HOURS OF ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION, THEN THE COFFEE IS DE-PULPED AND FERMENTED AGAIN FOR 72 HOURS WITH RED WINE YEAST, DEHYDRATED STRAWBERRIES, AND RED FRUIT GLUCOSE.