SAOKO
Ecuador - Angel Reyes, Gesha, Honey (Filter)
Tastes like Purple Grape, Chamomile and Oolong.
Origin
Ecuador
Region
Malacatos, Loja
Altitude
1450-1700 masl
Producer
Angel Reyes
Variety
Gesha
Process
Honey
The Producer
We are extremely excited to introduce our newest release for Saoko, an incredible floral Ecuadorian Honey Gesha, produced by Angel Reyes from the AgroLoja farm. With over 20 years of agronomical engineering experience, Reyes began his coffee journey in 2018 and swiftly rose to the top 10 of the Cup of Excellence in Ecuador by 2022. The farm's location necessitated the construction of reservoirs to ensure a year-round water supply, with drip irrigation maximizing water efficiency and integrating fertilization into the process.
The Lot
This Honey Gesha lot has been handpicked and taken to the farm’s processing facilities where they are selected and rinsed. The cherries are then placed in tanks to ferment for 24h, then pulped and placed in tanks for a second 48h fermentation. Lastly the cherries are then rinsed and laid on African beds for drying, while being constantly controlled until the humidity inside the bean reaches 9 - 10%, resulting in a clean yet extremely floral, tea-like cup
How we brew it
Device : Hario V60 Dripper
Ratio : 15g coffee for 250g water (1:16.6)
Water : Use soft water (50-100ppm) at 88° C
Steps :
- Grind 15g of coffee, medium coarse, somewhere between table salt and ground pepper.
- Put the paper filter in your brewer. Rinse the paper filter and discard the water.
- Add the coffee to the brewer and tap gently on the side to obtain a flat bed of coffee
- Tare your scale and start the timer. Gently pour 60g of water in slow, circular motions for 10 seconds. Preferably use a gooseneck kettle for superior flow control. Allow to bloom.
- At 0:30, slowly add water in circular motions until you hit 120g.
- At 0:45, slowly add more water until you hit 180g.
- At 1:00, slowly add more water until you hit 250g. Total brew time should be around 2:30
- If the coffee runs too fast, grind finer. If the coffee runs too slow, grind coarser.