Artery x tin. Vol. 1 (Frank Torres)

We partnered up with a new micro roaster called tin., who focus on rare and weird coffees, and we collabed on this gem from the legend Frank Torres. 

It's a natural Red Bourbon and you'll want to drink it every day, we know we do. It's sweet and delicate and as it cools gets even sweeter like a box of pralines.

ORIGIN + VARIETY: Colombia + Red Bourbon
TASTING NOTES: dark chocolate + cherry + praline + vanilla
ROAST: Light
PRODUCER: Frank Torres
FARM: La Indonesia
REGION: Nariño
ALTITUDE: 1750 masl
PROCESS: Natural

SIZE: 125g and 227g bags 

GRIND: whole bean

More about the processing method:

This lot of Bourbon coffee underwent Natural processing. Harvested cherries are measured for their sugar content, ensuring a reading of 22 degrees Brix before processing. Cherries are sorted via floatation to remove defects before being washed with a mixture of water and alcohol. The washed cherries are put into food-grade plastic tanks and are dry fermented for 100–120 hours. The fermented cherries are dried for approximately 20 days on raised beds before being finished on the drying patio where they reach a humidity of 10–11%. Coffee is stored in LatinA Tech bags prior to shipment.

More about the producer:

Frank Rivas Torres is a coffee producer, Q Grader, and the primary manager of his family’s estate, the vet well known Finca La Indonesia, in the Nariño department of Colombia.

Frank and his siblings—Juan Angel, Gabriel, and Yorgeny, all coffee producers in their own right—cultivate coffee across the La Indonesia property, which was handed down from their grandfather, Marco Antonio Torres. The estate is comprised of several plots of land located just outside of La Pradera town in La Union municipality. The family’s history in coffee is long, with Marco Antonio being one of the first people to cultivate coffee in La Union more than 80 years ago.

Frank and his siblings grow coffee alongside fruits and many different trees for shade at La Indonesia, with an emphasis on preserving soil quality and responsible water management.

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