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Future Youth
Future Youth

Future Youth

Sale price$28.00

Future Youth pools experimental microlots
from young Colombian producers learning to
process their own coffee. Every few months,
growers across the Andes, Sonsón, and Armenia
run 20-30 kilo batches as naturals or
extended ferments, cup the results together,
and scale the most promising into stand-alone
releases. Sebastián Ramírez's Red Fruit
co-ferment anchors the profile. The result is
bright and a little wild, with red fruit,
cocoa, and a candy-store sweetness.

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Future Youth
Future Youth Sale price$28.00

STRAWBERRY, CACAO NIBS, RED APPLE

Origin
Colombia
Region
Quindio, Andes, Sonson, Armenia
Elevation
1750 MASL
Variety
Caturra
Process
Multiple extended fermentations + Red fruit co-ferment
Roast Profile
Light

Sourcing with Integrity

About the Project: Future Youth

Future Youth isn't one farm. It's a rotating pool of experimental microlots from young Colombian producers learning to process their own coffee. Every few months, growers across the Andes, Sonsón, and Armenia run small 20 to 30 kilo batches as naturals or extended ferments, cup the results together, and scale the most promising into stand-alone releases. It's a proving ground, and buying a bag helps fund the next round of experiments.

The through-line is mentorship. Colombia's average coffee grower is now around 60, and programs like this exist to make the craft a viable path for the next generation. The producers here are learning by doing, taking real risks with fermentation, and getting their coffee in front of an audience for the first time.

This Lot

This release is anchored by Sebastián Ramírez's Red Fruit co-ferment. A fourth-generation producer from Quindío, Sebastián runs Fincas El Placer as a processing laboratory and is regarded as a master of co-fermentation. His Caturra is picked at peak ripeness, then fermented with red wine yeast, dehydrated strawberries, and red fruit glucose. The result is bright and a little wild: red fruit, cocoa, and a candy-store sweetness.