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Colombia - * Hydro-Honey / Washed Ombligon * - Elkin Guzman

from £19.00

This experimental Ombligon comes from Elkin Guzman at Finca El Mirador in Huila, where he combines multi-generational farming with a background in agricultural engineering. Ripe cherries are dried whole as a natural, rehydrated and depulped, then cold-fermented before being fully washed and sun-dried. The result pairs washed clarity with layered complexity, delivering vibrant notes of mango, orange, and peach.

This experimental Ombligon comes from Elkin Guzman at Finca El Mirador in Huila, where he combines multi-generational farming with a background in agricultural engineering. Ripe cherries are dried whole as a natural, rehydrated and depulped, then cold-fermented before being fully washed and sun-dried. The result pairs washed clarity with layered complexity, delivering vibrant notes of mango, orange, and peach.

Packaging:
Whole Bean or Ground for:

MANGO, ORANGE & PEACH

Sourced & roasted for expressive fruit-forward ESPRESSO or juicy FILTER brews

Process: Washed & Natural Hydro Honey
Variety: Ombligon
Elevation: 1550 masl
Region: Huila

This is an experimental Ombligon lot from Elkin Guzman, a pioneer of data-driven coffee processing at his 70-year-old family farm, Finca El Mirador, in Palestina, Huila. Drawing on his background in agricultural engineering, Elkin combines rigorous science with multi-generational farming—and openly shares his breakthroughs with neighbouring producers.

What makes this lot stand out is its hybrid processing. Cherries are harvested at peak ripeness (20–24° Brix), dried whole as a natural, and then rehydrated and depulped for a honey-style stage. From there, the coffee undergoes Elkin’s signature cold fermentation—carefully balancing Brix, time, and temperature—before being fully washed and sun-dried with regular raking.

The result is a coffee that pairs the clarity of a washed lot with the layered complexity of experimental processing, elevating a rare varietal into something truly distinctive.