Coffee Description
What exactly is a Bio-innovation Washed? The simple definition is a carefully crafted fermentation process. If you want the more complex answer, then buckle up and grab your cup of coffee. Our friends over at La Palma Y El Tucán work diligently with surrounding farmers to cultivate a substrate to ferment coffee cherries in, using a microscope to purposefully select the microorganisms allowed to interact with the coffee. They place the full cherries in clay pots for approximately 100 hours with 50% of the substrate, then depulp the coffee and place them in an aerobic environment with the remaining 50% for 24 hours. This meticulous process allows the regional characteristics to shine through in every sip. And after the coffee is done processing, they reuse the substrate as compost! We offered a bio-innovation lot last year and are very excited to bring another variation back in 2022. This particular lot is from Elsa Cortés whose farm resides in Cundinamarca, Colombia - she has been producing coffee for 20 years. From this coffee, we are getting a bright, punchy acidity reminiscent of apple or pear, mixed with some spice and a pleasant earthy undertone. Please enjoy Elsa's coffee - an exclusive Voltage Coffee Project offering!
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light
Variety
Castillo
Process
Washed
Elevation
1400 masl
About Elsa Cortes of Colombia
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Voltage Coffee Project
The first chapter of Voltage Coffee began at 114 West Oak Street in 2014. The goal was to combine our love for the city and good coffee in a unique cafe on the Denton Square - Some place warm & inviting, a coffee shop for Dentonites to call their own.
Roughly a year after opening the doors at West Oak, we started down the path of roasting our own coffees. We focused on forging relationships with hard-working farmers across the globe that pushed the boundaries of biodiversity, business ethics, and flavor innovation. Though we have since rebranded under the Voltage Coffee moniker, our initial mission remains the same – Explore the experimental frontier of coffee and bridge the gap from farm to cup, building trust and friendships along the way.
With a few years of shop ops & roasting under our belt, we were ready to open our second & third concepts - Kimzey's and Trinity Street. One was a cafe with character inspired by Olde English cottages - The other sought to bring third wave coffee and cocktails to the hardworking people of small town Texas. Our vision is to open unique brands in every city we venture into, and we're grateful that the communities of Argyle & Decatur have welcomed us as their own.
In 2020, we moved our roasting equipment and offices to Decatur at the Roastaurant. Now, at the dawn of 2022, we've rebranded West Oak Coffee Roasting to exist under the name of our parent brand, Voltage Coffee. Our hope is that Voltage be known as the undercurrent of quality & stamp of approval on every project we touch - whether it's a bag of coffee or a new cafe concept.
We collaborate with farmers, roast coffee, and open unique concepts — All with the sole focus of creating community.
