Hatch - La Aurora Geisha

This coffee is a black honey processed lot. Honey process is where the cherries are first pulped but some of the mucilage is allowed to remain in contact with the seed. Left as a pile or in tanks, the mucilage will undergo fermentation and oxidation as it dries. The amount of mucilage left on the seeds and drying approach can influence the colour change that occurs. As a result honey processes are often categorised as white, yellow, red or black; usually with the darker colour from increased mucilage contact and longer drying times. As a red honey process this coffee exhibits more of the jammy sweetness one might expect from a natural coffee.