Colombia Las Palmas Watermelon Co-Ferment

An incredible coffee from San Adolfo, Huila. Tastes like watermelon candy, mint, cherry, and jasmine. This is our first ever limited release and our first co-ferment! The coffee was grown by Brayan Alvear at his farm Las Palmas in San Adolfo. It is a blend of two Arabica varieties: Colombia and Caturra. After harvest, cherries are bagged for a 48-hour anaerobic fermentation, then the beans are de-pulped and fermented for five more days. It is during this time that both fresh and dried watermelon are added to the tanks, which impart a candy-like sweetness to the beans. This coffee doesn’t have any of the funky fermented notes often associated with anaerobic coffees! It’s super clean, sweet, and floral, with watermelon Jolly Rancher notes up front that lead nicely into milk chocolate and red fruit making for a really chuggable cup.

Afterglow Coffee Cooperative is a worker owned roaster and cafe in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 2021 by former Lamplighter employees including Alan Smith and Julius Delacruz, it operates under a horizontal structure, roasting and serving ethically sourced single origin coffees.