“In early 2000, I invested in the farm El Meridiano as a passion project, using my then 20 years of experience as an agronomist in the industry.”

Mario Hervas
Producer, Ecuador

SCA SCORE 88.50

FLAVOR ALGORITHM AND DESIGN Ivica Cvetanovski

Roasted light based on conduction and moderate heat application with world class skill and care. Low energy application to focus on the appearance of floral characteristics and refreshing acidity.

PRACTICAL VISION AND RENDITION OF ROASTING DESIGN AT COFFEA CIRCULOR

There is one word in the Macedonian language (my origin is Macedonia, born and raised in Sweden), and that word is “sok”.

That word has no other reference or synonym in (at least) the English language what I know. It can be explained as:

“Remember when your Mom made juice from picked berries and fruits in the garden?”

That is “sok”, possibly something similar can be “natural, refreshing fruit juice” in the English language. This is what I am making with the coffees and wish that people experience it like so: 

"The ideology in my roasting is to highlight natural flowers, fruits and berries while preserving important sweetness and integrating playful acidity creating long lasting memories."

GENESIS

SENSORY EXPERIENCE

SYNOPSIS

Mario´s farm, located in the region on Nanegal close to the capital, Quito, is blessed by an array of natural water sources and a landscape with a view over the surrounding valleys.

Mario's adventure with coffee began in 2011 when he was inspired to start growing coffee as an agronomy engineer and as an avid coffee drinker. Back then, he made a fresh start when purchasing the farm. He cleared the soil and planted coffee where there had only been sugar cane.  By utilizing the organic material left over from the pulping process, Mario's is lowering the amount of fertilizer used by producing organic compost. Mario uses a methodical washing technique that preserves the delicate scents of rose hips, lemon zest, and honey. Mario is renowned for having once been a rose farmer, so it makes sense.  

The ripe cherries are carefully picked by hand and then transported to the farm's wet mill to begin the coffee-making process at El Meridiano. There, they are arranged on tables and any faulty cherries are removed by hand selection. After that, the cherries are floated for a second selection. Mario's adventure with coffee began in 2011 when he was inspired to start growing coffee as an agronomy engineer and as an avid coffee drinker. Back then, he made a fresh start when purchasing the farm. He cleared the soil and planted coffee where there had only been sugar cane.  By utilizing the organic material left over from the pulping process, Mario's is lowering the amount of fertilizer used by producing organic compost. Mario uses a methodical washing technique that preserves the delicate scents of rose hips, lemon zest, and honey. Mario is renowned for having once been a rose farmer, so it makes sense.  

FERMENTATION MORPHEMES

As each picked coffee cherry is destined for specific fermentation formulas, we denote each lot carrying the same name with a morpheme. Below is a listing of most common fermentation practices. Please use this reference to better understand the differences between equally named coffees and their fermentation formulas. For example, read a suffix of "NASDX" such as Natural Anaerobic Slow Drying Fermentation".

EXTRACTION RECOMMENDATIONS

Our World Brewers Cup recipe, One (1:1:1), for Hario V60-01/02 with Hario VCF-01/02 filters:

• Open the sealed coffee bag/container gracefully, let the contents aerate for a few seconds, re-seal the bag one day prior to your first brew. This will enable the coffee beans to adjust to their environment after being in storage/transport. 
• Rinse the VCF-filter with 93°C water. Rinse the carafe/server with hot water to expel any unwanted aromatics and flavors from the rinsed filter.
• Coffee: 20g.
• Water: 300g @ 93-95°C, TDS: 10-50 mg/l.
• 100g of 20 second pours in 3 total pours at 0:00, 1:00 and last pour at 2:00. Finish at 3:00.
• Pour by pulsing in helix formation during 20 seconds, starting from the centre, 5 revolutions per pulse. Ensure no grinds persist on the filter wall in the last pouring pulse.  
• At 01:00, 02:00 and 03:00, confirm the filter bed is flat and uniform. Avoid generating cavities and craters.
• Target a TDS reading of 1.40±0.02.
• Adjust only grind size and water temperature. 
• Grinding: Target 600-800μm. Example: 28 turns from the finest setting on Comandante. 
• If the flow ends past each minute, adjust your grind settings to finer and respectively for slower flow. 
• The recipe, technique and formula is singularly linear and time efficient. Learn more about linearly up- and downscaling our recipe .

For this particular coffee, we also recommend an immersion technique such as Bonavita Porcelain Immersion Dripper dripper with a course coffee particle size, target 1,000 µm, 35 turns on Comandante. Immerse with 93°C, TDS: 10-50 mg/l during 4 minutes, drain. 

WATER RECOMMENDATIONS

Use water with balanced mineral content to optimize flavor and character. Keep Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) between 10-50 ppm or mg/l. We advise a temperature between 93-95°C for the best brewing experience.

STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

Please store in a cool and dry place in order to secure freshness and quality. To ensure best possible experience use within 3 months after roast date and 2 weeks after opening. In various environments and setups, your brewing experience can benefit from opening the bag and closing it. Wait one day to brew. We have invested significant time to research the durability of the coffee by actively refining our roasting algorithms to ensure perpetual quality post 3 months of production. Our flavor-lock packaging technology is based on processing and roasting. This ensures persisting and stable aromas, flavors and pro-experience.

TEMPORALITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Start using at will. Brew immediately or wait several weeks. Prepare for a championship with a strategy. It all depends on your goals.

We recommend using the coffees by first opening the container/bag one day before the first planned brew to enable a natural aeration of the coffees. Use according to the following matrix and remember these are general observations given parameters such as continent, country, region, variety, altitude, process, etc. combined with Coffea Circulor processing and roasting algorithms.

Plan your acquisition according to production schedules (roasting), event attendance (home/championship) and shipping priority (standard/courier).

Made by Ecuador
Finished in Scandinavia