Peru El Eden Anaerobic Washed – Roasted Coffee

Taste & Crema

El Eden Anaerobic Washed has a medium acidity, with a medium round body and flavors of stone fruit, apples, and caramel. The aroma is pleasantly floral.

Peruvian arabica is suitable for preparation in a French press, a drip machine, and an automatic coffee machine. You also can't go grow with cold brew; you'll get a coffee with distinctive fruity and floral notes.

Origins

The method of production is crucial to the taste of Peru El Eden Anaerobic Washed coffee. So let's start by explaining the method of processing by anaerobic fermentation. This relatively new technology came to prominence around 2010 and is becoming increasingly popular among coffee producers in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Brazil, and Ethiopia. Each farmer adapts the process according to the result they want to achieve. More and more varieties of coffee, combinations, length of fermentation, and other parameters are tested. The process itself involves hermetically sealing the cleaned coffee beans in stainless-steel tanks.

The natural fermentation process starts very quickly because the coffee beans are always encased in a sweet, mucilaginous pulp. During this process, the oxygen content in the tank decreases, and the carbon dioxide content increases, which also changes the pressure conditions inside the tank. At the same time, the temperature of the material rises, the sugar ratio changes as well as the pH level. The farmers must carefully monitor all these parameters to catch the moment when fermentation turns the pulp into alcohol. This must not happen, as the whole batch of coffee would be spoiled.

Anaerobic fermentation lasts for about 18-23 hours, after which farmers dump them out of the containers onto mats or concrete slabs and leave them to dry in direct sunlight. This not only stops fermentation; it also stabilizes the coffee's flavur and aroma. The aim of the process is to produce coffee with new, attractive flavors. This is because anaerobic fermentation can "transfer" all the flavor nuances contained in the whole coffee berry into the bean. The bean is then extremely rich and harmonious.

Just like the relatively new method described above, a group of farmers calling themselves "El Eden" are also relative newcomers. They farm a border of a valley in Jaen province. The rainy and warm highlands provide the conditions for establishing coffee plantations at around 1,600m. The coffee bushes are usually grown organically, without the use of pesticides or herbicides, and the fruit is usually hand-picked by workers. Due to its high quality and specific taste, coffee from the Jaen region is among the most sought-after by coffee connoisseurs and lovers around the world.

Coffee packaging preview

Our quality aluminum packaging lacks any bold graphics, as we’d rather focus on the taste of our coffee. It always comes fresh thanks to degassing valve, which releases the gases that occur after roasting. Thanks to the hermetic seal, this container helps the contents further keep their freshness and protect them against humidity, light or foreign odors.