Samuel Diego Bermudez (Finca El Paraiso)

Description

Tastes Like: Tropical, Grenache, Makrut

Origin: El Paraiso, Cauca, Colombia

Variety: Wush Wush

Producer: Samuel Diego Bermudez

Elevation: 1960 masl

Process: Natural

About Finca El Paraiso

Finca El Paraiso is Samuel Diego Bermudez’s coffee project in Cauca, Colombia. He began growing coffee on family land while studying agricultural enterprise management, then developed his work through INDESTEC, a company focused on coffee processing technology. Fermentation research and equipment design have become central to the team’s approach to producing consistent, distinctive coffees.

The coffees in this selection come from high-elevation growing conditions in Cauca, where frequent rainfall makes careful post-harvest handling especially important. El Paraiso combines cultivation with controlled fermentation and drying, adjusting those stages to suit each variety and named profile.

Variety

Wush Wush is an Ethiopian-origin Arabica variety that is also cultivated in Colombia. It is valued in specialty coffee for its potential for expressive fruit and floral aromatics. This natural lot presents the variety through extended contact with the coffee cherry during drying, with the final character also depending on the growing conditions and roast.

Processing

This Wush Wush is processed as a natural coffee: the cherries are dried with the skin and fruit surrounding the seeds. Once sufficiently dry and rested, the dried fruit and parchment are removed during milling.

Fruit contact during drying can contribute a fuller texture and more pronounced fruit expression. Careful moisture control is important to keeping those qualities defined as the coffee dries.

Text from Hydrangea Coffee Roasters' listing.