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Experimental

Anaerobic

Cherries or parchment ferment in sealed tanks without oxygen before being finished as washed or natural. Intense, often tropical, winey or yoghurt-like.

Steps

  1. Pick ripe cherries
  2. Seal in tanks
  3. Ferment without oxygen 24–200 h
  4. Finish washed or natural
  5. Dry

Effect on taste

Acidity
+1
Sweetness
+1
Body
+1
Fermentation
+2

Typical flavours

Tropical fruitGrape & wineyBerry

Common in

EthiopiaPanamaCosta RicaHondurasNicaraguaColombiaBrazilBoliviaEcuadorIndonesiaThailandChina (Yunnan)Taiwan

QLC anaerobic coffees

Award-winning anaerobic lots

CompetitionRankFarm / producerRegionVarietyProcessScoreAuction ($/lb)
Cup of Excellence Brazil 20241A ☘M&F CoffeeBioma CafeCerrado MineiroAraraAnaerobic93.14US$105Wataru & Co., Ltd. for WOODBERRY COFFEE
Cup of Excellence Brazil 20241B ☘M&F CoffeeBioma CafeCerrado MineiroAraraAnaerobic93.14US$104GLITCH COFFEE& ROASTER by Marukai
Cup of Excellence Brazil 20242Fazenda Santa Rita Do XicaoCarmen Lydia Junqueira Puliti MeirellesMantiqueira de MinasGesha (Geisha)GeishaAnaerobic91US$40.10Truth coffee roastery
Cup of Excellence Brazil 20244Fazenda Lagoa SecaAbex Exportação E Comércio De Café LtdaCerrado MineiroCatuaiYellow CatuaiAnaerobic90.36US$27.05Truth coffee roastery
Cup of Excellence Brazil 20245Fazenda Rio VerdeIpanema Agrícola S/AMantiqueira de MinasGesha (Geisha)GeishaAnaerobic90.14US$15.40M.I.Coffee Corporation
Cup of Excellence Brazil 20247Sítio Da PedraLuciano José BragaMantiqueira de MinasAraraAnaerobic88.11US$15.00Wataru & Co., Ltd.
Cup of Excellence Brazil 2024NWSitio Coffe MelJucimeire Azevedo Nunes SantanaChapada DiamantinaCatuaiAnaerobic86.75US$5.10SAVAYA COFFEE LLC

Other methods

WashedNaturalHoneyPulped naturalWet-hulledKenyan double washedDouble anaerobicCarbonic macerationYeast inoculatedLacticThermal shockKojiBarrel agedCo-fermented (infused)Swiss Water decafSugarcane (EA) decafCO₂ decaf