The Fermentation Project

The Fermentation Project

Antigua, Guatemala

preorders ship 9/23/2026

Want to be part of a global tasting event, on October 3rd, hosted by James Hoffmann and Lucia Solis? Preorder your box set today - price includes shipping!

Roast date: September 22 | Ship date: September 23

*Please note: preorders must be purchased separately from regular items

$50.00
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Experience

Comfort

Adventure

Roast Level

Light

Medium

Hector & Lilian Leal

PRODUCER

Since 2026

RELATIONSHIP

1460-1540 masl

Elevation

a live coffee tasting event

Sweet Bloom is excited to be part of a live global coffee tasting event on October 3rd, starting at 8AM Mountain Time. James Hoffmann, former world barista champ - now well loved and acclaimed coffee professional, teamed up with Lucia Solis, an expert in coffee fermentation to host this event.

What is Sweet Bloom's involvement? We are a participating roaster, and on the 22nd of September we will roast coffee from one farm, processed four different ways. We will ship the box sets by the 23rd and you should receive the box set well in advance of the tasting event. The coffee is from Finca San Miguel Urias, owned by Hector and Lian Leal, in Antigua, Guatemala.

The four fermentation processes are; Wild, Lactobacillus Inoculation, Yeast Inoculation and Mechanically Demucilaged. Big words, but James and Lucia do a lovely job describing each process in this excellently produced video.

Each box set will include a 4oz bag of each fermentation process. Don't miss out on this opportunity to experience the impact of processing on our taste perception of coffee!

Transparency

1Spot purchase

“Spot” is coffee in an importer’s inventory they have not sold. When we need to fill gaps in our contractual and relationship purchases, we buy spot. Of course, we are always open to spot becoming relationship purchases, and sometimes they do.

 2Contract purchase

Most of our purchases are contractual, meaning we have made a commitment to purchase the coffee before it arrives in the US. In general contracts are meant to build security for the producer and importer, and to help us make sure we have the coffee we need to share with you.

 3Repeat purchase

We are proud of the fact that many of the coffees we purchase are repeat purchases, and have been for years. Most producers, especially from Central and South America, can count on us purchasing their coffee year after year.

 4Visits

We’ve met, and have an ongoing relationship with the producer. At a minimum, they have visited us at Sweet Bloom, or we have visited them on the farm. As the relationship deepens, we build our understanding of:

1) challenges faced from one year to the next
2) sustainability practices on the farm
3) how the farmer is caring for their staff
4) ways in which we can support projects the farmers have implemented on the farm and in the community

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