Sebastián Ramírez Purple Fruits Co-Ferment

Grape. Grape. Grape. And more grape. Do you love all things purple grape? Introducing our Sebastián Ramírez Purple Fruits Co-Ferment. This unique and intense co-fermented coffee is a sensory adventure that screams all things (you guessed it) grape. It’s syrupy and winey and boasts tasting notes of grape Kool Aid, grape Jolly Rancher, grape bubblegum, and wild blackberry. If you are one that sometimes struggles to pick up the subtle flavor notes of a coffee, we promise that this coffee is anything but subtle. Likewise, if you love the sweet purple grape notes of your childhood, this coffee is the ultimate must-have. It’s truly a unique and distinctive flavor experience that will have you thinking differently about your cup of coffee.

About the process. This lot is a purple fruits co-ferment coffee. The coffee first underwent an anaerobic fermentation (where the coffee is fermented in tanks devoid of oxygen) in coffee cherry for 120 hours. The coffee was then depulped and underwent a carbonic maceration fermentation (also devoid of oxygen with the addition of CO2) for 72 hours with wine yeast, dehydrated grapes, and purple fruit glucose. After fermentation, the coffee was then washed and shade-dried until the desired water activity was reached.

Farm Level Info. Sebastian Ramirez is a fourth generation coffee farmer from Colombia focused on quality, experimental processing and variety innovation. His specialty is carbonic maceration, a form of anaerobic coffee processing where coffee fermentation takes place in sealed tanks devoid of oxygen and rich in carbon dioxide.

*Bag artwork is inspired by Sebastian’s sweet dog Niña along with all those purple fruit notes.

Learn more about JBC, six time Good Food Award winners and named one of the best coffee roasters in the U.S. by Forbes and Gear Patrol with over 340 90 plus rated coffees at the Coffee Review. Also check out our recent feature in notable coffee publication Fresh Cup recently detailing how we stay relevant 30 years in the making. Tasting Table called us one of 15 best award-winning coffee shops/roasteries to visit in the Midwest, the Chicago Tribune called JBC one of Wisconsin’s standout roasters and the Daily Meal said our espresso will elevate your mornings. We are focused on quality-driven, sustainable coffees.

Unparalleled quality, a human story, and sustainability – that’s our coffee philosophy.

Unparalleled quality. We won’t buy a coffee unless we know that it will inspire you.
A human story. Often times a producer’s story gets lost in the coffee supply chain. It’s our focus to provide a seed to cup experience, honoring everyone involved.
Sustainability. We purchase sustainable coffees directly from producers and through brokers who share our goal of making coffee a sustainable commodity. Financially and environmentally, the coffees we purchase seek balance.