OBSESSIONS, Alirio Rodriguez, El Recreo, Colombia, Natural Anaerobic Caturron, 87 pts, 100g

From the myriad of sensory journeys I've experienced throughout numerous harvests, sprinkled with discoveries and revelations, a dream was born that slowly turned into an obsession: to create a collection of intense experiences, aromatic and taste jewels, preserved at the peak of their expression and available to be accessed for extended periods of time.
The Obsessions Collection is dedicated to those who live with passion, who constantly seek and are open to discovering the organic mosaics of the most subtle aromatic profiles or want to access floral or fruity, spicy or sweet memories.
Through the Obsessions Collection, we pay homage to the farmers who carefully polish these gems.
The violet glass container in which we present the coffees from this collection is of the highest quality, certified for contact with food, and can be reused for various purposes or recycled.
The roasting level of these coffees is very light, specially intended for manual filter preparation: Kalita Wave, Hario V60, April Brewer, Orea, Chemex, French Press, etc.
The coffees in this collection are roasted individually, only on demand, following an order placed online or at the roastery store.


Origin: Colombia
Farm/Producer: Alirio Rodriguez, Finca El Recreo
Region: Acevedo, Huila
Altitude: 1550m
Variety: Caturron
Processing: Anaerobic Natural
Crop: 2024
SCA score: 87,5
Cupping notes: floral, dried fruit, cognac, honey.

Alirio Rodriguez has been producing coffee for over 30 years and purchased his own farm, Finca El Recreo, at the age of just 15. In 2018, he transitioned to specialty coffee to enhance production quality and cope with low prices in the commercial coffee market. Major challenges he faces include climate change impacts and high costs of materials. To improve coffee quality, he plans to invest in a large mechanical dryer for more consistent and controlled drying. Alirio anaerobically ferments coffee cherries in sealed plastic bags and sun-dries them on raised beds to ensure uniform drying, a process taking between 15 and 20 days.