Black and White Ivan Solis - Candy Natural
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ROAST | LIGHT MEDIUM
ORIGIN | SANTA MARIA DE DOTA, TARRAZU, COSTA RICA
NOTES | TART MANGO, MIXED RED CANDIES, RED SANGRIA
Ivan Solis is an innovative and adventurous coffee processor in the Santa Maria de Dota subregion of Tarrazu, Costa Rica. When we learned about the processing innovations he is perfecting, we jumped at the opportunity to bring you this "Candy Natural." This is a coffee you are not going to want to miss!
Ivan comes from a long line of agricultural workers in Costa Rica. He has worked in the food and coffee production sector for almost his entire life. His experiences at two of the largest milling operations in Costa Rica have given him a unique perspective on coffee production and allowed him to meet hundreds of farmers in the Tarrazu region. He became a certified Q Grader in 2009 and has been operating his own wet mill (Santa Fe) since 2017. He is an expert producer and processor and is willing to try new things to produce some truly amazing coffees.
This "Candy Natural" is a bag-held anaerobic fermentation technique with an added twist. Mosto is essentially a bacteria "mother" left after fermenting coffee cherries. This sweet, funky juice contains microorganisms that kick-start the bag held fermentation. Each Mosto is different and will produce different flavor profiles in the coffee produced. Ivan must skillfully match the freshly picked coffee cherries of different varieties that come from nearby farms to the right Mosto profile. After 4 days of fermentation, the coffee cherries are placed on raised beds to dry in the sun. Keeping the cherries in a thicker layer on the raised beds slows the drying time. A slower drying time can increase the complexity and fruitiness of the resulting coffee, but careful attention is required to ensure there are no off-flavors produced.
Out of 3 Mosto fermented lots sent to us by Ivan, this "Candy Natural" profile stood out - it is incredibly complex and sweet. Initially, there is the tropical flavor of tart mangos. This initial brightness gives way to some wild flavors we can only describe as mixed red candies - lots of berries, lots of sweetness, lots of fun. There is some lingering booziness from the extended drying process of this coffee. If you've enjoyed our anaerobic naturals in the past, this will be an even more intense experience.
| Roast degree | Medium |
| Сafein free | No decaf |
| Cupping Notes | Fruity |
| Availability | In stock |
Black and White Coffee Roasters
“I used to think that I had dedicated 17 years of my life to Specialty Coffee. I’ve come to realize, through the origin of Black & White Coffee Roasters, I’ve been dedicating my life to quality relationships. From coffee cultivation, coffee processing, coffee roasting and coffee preparation, it is the synergy of collaborative relationships and modernized innovation that builds a sustainable community across the entire coffee value chain.” -Lem Butler
Black & White Coffee Roasters started as an idea that developed over a decade of hard work and dedication to understanding the coffee value chain in two parts:
- To create opportunities for coffee professionals to expand their careers
- To make Specialty Coffee more approachable to the masses
This idea turned reality in 2017 when U.S. Barista Champions Kyle Ramage and Lem Butler formed Black & White Coffee Roasters. Envisioned to be more than just a quality coffee roaster, we aim to change the competitive landscape, not by being “better” than our competitors, but by pushing the craft forward through collaboration. Our coffee sourcing and roasting experience comes from over a decade of studying coffee processing first hand from coffee producers all over the world; understanding coffee consumers through years of experience working in cafes; working for a large coffee roasting company as a wholesale account manager; experience as a coffee equipment manufacturer sales and tech rep; and volunteering, competing in coffee competitions all over the world.
It is our journey, and the community we’ve built along the way that makes Black & White Coffee possible. Understanding that none of this would be possible without fostering great relationships, and continuing to pay that generosity forward is what shaped B&W’s core values: service, community and excellence. This is how we approach our mission of “Exceptional Coffee Kept Simple”.
We roast in a way to showcase each coffee’s unique quality, and to honor the extremely difficult work of cultivation, making that work so special to our customers that coffee quality becomes important to their success. B&W coffee sourcing and roasting becomes our wholesale partners’ real valued choice.
We aren’t trying to change the way you think about coffee, rather we hope to change how you see yourself within the coffee value chain. Producer, Roaster, Barista or Consumer— we are all in this together. Coffee is steeped in a rich tradition of relationships, relationships are the fabric of community and community is key to an evolving industry.
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