Mexico
Daniel Cobilt
Finca Cañada Fría

Washed process Pacamara, Bourbon, Caturra, Typica

Flavour: raspberry, orange, grapefruit

Body: Acidity:

Daniel Cobilt has been involved with coffee since he was born. Coffee is something that he carries in his blood and he inherited from his parents. He has been growing coffee on his own for 40 years and year after year, he has been learning more about the production of coffee and its supply chain.

For instance, he hasn’t only learned about the coffee cultivation, but he has been very interested in the innovation and experimentation of processing methods such as washed, naturals, and honey processed coffees. Additionally, he has been very interested in understanding the art of roasting coffee to see how his processes can make the work of the roaster and the barista easier and more exciting.

For him, coffee is an example of resilience, that despite the challenges, is always willing to continue improving the quality and is getting better every day.

Every night, the fireflies at Finca Cañada Fría decorate the coffee trees with a beautiful light show which Daniel loves since the first time he saw it. In Finca Cañada Fría, they don’t damage the environment because they avoid the use any product on their farms that could risk the environment of their future generations.

They want that the people that drink their coffee, do it with all the confidence that the coffee was grown respecting the environment, implementing sustainable practices, and with the objective of always doing things well.

Their slogan at the farm is: We plant dreams and harvest feelings.

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Sourcing and ingredients

100% Pacamara, Bourbon, Caturra, and Typica coffee beans, provided by Caravela and roasted by us on Gadigal land / Sydney.

Country grade: Unknown ?

Packaging

Bag: ABA Certified home compostable
Label: Recyclable
Valve (on bags larger than 250g): General waste
Coffee ordered online is shipped in a recyclable cardboard box

Brewing this coffee

We recommend brewing this coffee 15–49 days post-roast. If pre-ground, brew as soon as possible. Our advice on storing coffee.

1:3
dose:yield
ratio

To brew on espresso, we recommend using 20g of beans (dose) to get 60g of espresso out (yield), during 24-28 seconds.

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1:16.7
beans:water
ratio

To brew in infusion/fed brewers (V60, Chemex) use a ratio of 1:16.7 ratio of beans:water.

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1:14.3
beans:water
ratio

To brew in immersion brewers (plunger, AeroPress, Kalita, batch brewer) we recommend using a 1:14.3 ratio of beans:water

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g water

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1:12
beans:water
ratio

To brew as cold brew we recommend using a 1:12 ratio of beans:water

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Producer: Daniel Cobilt
Country: Mexico
Region: Tlaltetela, Veracruz
Altitude: 1450m above sea level
Varietals: Pacamara, Bourbon, Caturra, and Typica
Process: washed
Harvested: May 2018
Body: Medium
Acidity: Vibrant
Tasting notes: Raspberry, orange, grapefruit
Roast style: Omni (filter + espresso)

Varietals

Bourbon varietal

A natural mutation of the Typica varietal, Bourbon is named after Reunion Island (then known as Il Bourbon) where the French cultivated the Typica plants which naturally mutated.

Caturra varietal

Caturra is a natural mutation of Bourbon that was originally discovered in Brazil in 1937, considered to be the first naturally occurring mutation ever discovered.

Pacamara varietal

A cross-breed between Pacas and Maragogype, developed in El Salvador in 1958

Typica varietal

Considered to be one of the ‘genus’ varietals from which all other varietals have mutated from

The location

Coffee from Mexico

While Mexico is in the top 10 coffee-producing countries, its most commonly associated with commodity coffee used in lower-grade blends. Thankfully this is changing as more smaller producers show what’s possible with quality-focused picking and processing.

Farm processes

Washed process

Machines are used to remove the flesh from the coffee cherry before being fermented in water, washed again, and finally sun dried. This process tends to result in more distinct, cleaner flavours.