Filter · Washed · Cherry, dark chocolate, complex
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SL-28 is known from Kenya, but this one grows in Colombia. The SL-28 variety is known for its vibrant acidity and intense fruitiness. On the Quebraditas Coffee Farm in Huila, Edison Argote cultivates it at 1,850 meters, washed, using a thermoshock process. The result: sweet cherry, dark chocolate, and a clarity rarely found in filter coffee. Score 87.5.
Sweet Cherry|Dark Chocolate
Filter coffee. V60, Hario Switch, Origami or Chemex.
Especially good with Hario Switch: 2 min immersion, then release. The combination of immersion and percolation brings out the cherry and clarity best in this coffee. → Recipe for your grinder & method
The cherries are washed and depulped after harvesting. In the thermoshock process, the beans undergo a controlled temperature change after fermentation: this specifically stops fermentation and locks in the aroma profile. The result is a particularly clear, defined cup in which the fruity cherry notes remain present without being over-emphasized by fermentation.
The SL-28 variety was originally selected in Kenya and is one of the most important varieties in the specialty sector there. In Colombia, it is grown only in very small quantities: the plant is demanding, and the yield is low. Edison Argote cultivates it on the Quebraditas Coffee Farm in Huila, the same farm from which our Tropical Lulo also comes.
At an altitude of 1,850 meters, the cherry ripens slowly and develops the fruitiness and acidity typical of SL-28. Together with the thermoshock process, this creates a filter coffee that combines clarity and intensity, without the complexity of an experimental process, but with a character rarely achieved by classic Colombian varieties. Freshly roasted in Berlin.
SL-28 is an Arabica variety that was selected in the 1930s at the Scott Agricultural Laboratories in Kenya (hence the name SL = Scott Laboratories). It belongs to the Bourbon family and is today one of the best-known Kenyan specialty varieties. SL-28 is famous for its vibrant acidity, intense fruitiness (often cherry, blackcurrant, wine), and its wine-like complexity. In Colombia, it is rarely grown: the plant is demanding, susceptible to disease, and gives low yields.
Kenyan SL-28 classically shows a very intense acidity, blackcurrant, and a winey depth, which is shaped by the Kenyan terroir and the typical washed processing in Kenya. In Colombia, on the Quebraditas Coffee Farm in Huila, SL-28 develops its own profile: sweeter cherry, softer acidity, dark chocolate. The Colombian terroir and the thermoshock process shape the coffee. It is not "the Kenyan SL-28" but its own interpretation of the variety, with a Colombian signature.
Thermoshock is a controlled thermal shock technique applied after fermentation. The beans are deliberately subjected to a rapid temperature change (from warm to cold or vice versa), which stops the fermentation enzymes. This locks in the aroma profile at a precise moment and prevents fermentation from over-emphasizing the coffee. The result is a particularly clear, defined cup in which the characteristics of the variety (here: the fruitiness of the SL-28) are paramount.
Filter coffee. The Hario Switch is particularly recommended: 2 minutes of immersion with the valve closed, then open the valve and drain. The combination of immersion (for sweetness and body) and percolation (for clarity) brings out the cherry and defined acidity particularly well in SL-28. V60, Origami, or Chemex also work very well. Grind size medium-fine, ratio 1:16, temperature 93 °C, brew time about 2:30 minutes. Espresso is not recommended: the profile is designed for filter.
Both are rare African varieties grown in Colombia. Wush Wush originally comes from Ethiopia (Keffa region) and exhibits a floral, tea-like profile: jasmine, bergamot, a very clean cup. SL-28 comes from Kenya and shows a fruitier profile: cherry, dark chocolate, vibrant acidity with depth. Wush Wush is the more elegant, ethereal cup; SL-28 is the more intense, fruit-forward one. Both are specialty coffees with high scores and come from different regions of Colombia: Wush Wush from Tolima (Finca El Sinsonte, 2,200 m), SL-28 from Huila (Quebraditas, 1,850 m).
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