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What co-fermentation means

Why our Watermelon and Raspberry taste the way they do.

Ink-drawn Mello sitting among ripe coffee cherries on a hillside farm

Most coffee is processed in one of a few classic ways: washed, natural or honey. Co-fermentation adds one more step. While the freshly picked coffee ferments, the producer adds something extra to the tank, often fruit or a carefully chosen yeast.

The coffee and the extra ingredient ferment side by side for a while, and the beans pick up some of that character along the way. That is how a coffee ends up tasting of watermelon candy or raspberry chocolate.

It is a newer, playful style, and not everyone’s cup. We love it for exactly that reason: it is good coffee with a fruity twist. Try the Watermelon or the Raspberry and see what you think.

Brew it with Raspberry

Fresh, juicy raspberry with a smooth milk chocolate finish. Think raspberry chocolate, only in a cup. A co-fermented Colombian that is very easy to love.A little tropical escape in every cup.

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