Welcome to the first chapter of Mystery Coffee, our new rotating series of rare, and limited-edition coffees.

Each Mystery Coffee drop presents a small lot we find unique and wonderful. When it's gone, it's gone. And then the next Mystery begins. Sometimes it comes from an uncommon origin. Sometimes it’s a rare lot that appears once and vanishes forever.

In this series, we strip away origin bias and let you discover the truth in the cup, or reveal the coffee story below.

Mystery Coffee #2 – Colombia Tres Dragones Natural

Some coffees are named after mountains or producers. This one is named after a fire.

In 2018, three mechanical coffee dryers caught fire and destroyed the farmhouse at Potosi Farm in Colombia. Instead of rebuilding what they had, the Herrera brothers transformed the disaster into an opportunity to redesign the mill and launching Tres Dragones (Three Dragons), an experimental project dedicated to pushing the boundaries of coffee processing. The result is one of Café Granja La Esperanza's (CGLE) most celebrated microlots.

Using perfectly ripe cherries, a carefully controlled 24-hour aerobic fermentation, followed by 72 hours of anaerobic fermentation, and slow drying in a controlled environment, Tres Dragones (also name of the processing method) produces a cup that is intensely fruity while remaining remarkably clean, elegant and balanced.

This coffee is made from the Colombia variety: a cross cultivar of Caturra and a Timor Hybrid, originally developed for farmers to grow healthy coffee without sacrificing quality rather than producing exotic flavours. This coffee is exciting to us because CGLE has extracted extraordinary quality from a variety that many people wouldn't expect to shine in your cup.

COFFEE PROFILE

• Origin: Potosi Farm, Trujillo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
• Producer: Rigoberto Herrera - Café Granja La Esperanza (CGLE)
• Varietal: Colombia
• Processing: Natural • Tres Dragones Double Fermentation
• Roast Level: 1/5
• Altitude: 1499-1800 masl
• Tasting Notes: Berry • Raisin • Strawberry jam • Dark chocolate • Cola
• Body: Medium, velvety 
• Acidity: High, vibrant and sparkling