YESSICA PARRA - SIDRA, WASHED - COLOMBIA

A NEW PRODUCER FOR US, ITS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT A NEW WAVE OF PRODUCERS IN COLOMBIA ARE DOING. THIS WASHED SIDRA IS SUCH A PLEASURE, EXEMPLIFYING THE POTENTIAL OF THE VARIETY WHILE EMBODYING BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN PROCESSING. YESSICA PARRA, A FOURTH GENERATION PRODUCER AND FORMER SPECIALTY COFFEE INSTRUCTOR, MANAGES THIS LOT AT HER FARM ALONG WITH DIEGO, EL MIRADOR, IN PITALITO.

INITIALLY STARTED AS A SIDE PROJECT IN 2021 WHILE BOTH WORKED FOR OTHER COFFEE COMPANIES, DIWAN COFFEE HAS SINCE BECOME THEIR FULL-TIME BUSINESS AND ROASTED COFFEE BRAND. THEIR GOAL IS FOR DIWAN COFFEE TO SERVE AS AN EDUCATIONAL HUB FOR OTHER YOUNG PRODUCERS IN HUILA TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF SPECIALTY COFFEE IN THEIR REGION.

SIMILAR TO THEIR GESHA, THE SIDRA UNDERGOES A METICULOUS 48-HOUR CHERRY REST FOLLOWED BY AN UNDERWATER SECONDARY FERMENTATION. THE RESULT IS A CUP THAT CONTAINS A WONDERFUL FRUIT FORWARD PRESENTATIONS, WITH A NICE HERBAL SWEET BACKBONE, ALONGSIDE A WELL STRUCTURED ACIDITY THAT CARRIES THE CUP.