HATCH - Finca Milan Melona

Tasting notes: Melona, Honeydew Melon, Cantaloupe, Brown Sugar

The work of Julio Cesar Madrid and processing specialist Andres Julio Quinceno continues to gain recognition for its boundary-pushing approach to coffee flavor at Finca Milan and Finca La Riviera.

Finca Milan is a 250-hectare estate that has been in Julio Cesar Madrid’s family for more than 40 years. Located in the central foothills of the Andes Mountains in the Risaralda Department, the farm benefits from young volcanic soils and a broad temperature range (15ºC to 30ºC). These conditions allow varieties such as Caturra, Castillo, Pink Bourbon, and Catiope to develop complex and distinctive flavor profiles.

The processing goes beyond a conventional wash: selected coffee is exposed to controlled temperature changes, then fermented in a sealed bioreactor with starter cultures, fruit mosto and nitrogen. After staged drying, it rests before milling. This treatment helps explain why Melona is presented as a distinct processing lot rather than simply a farm name.

Quantity:	200g	Origin:	Colombia
Region:	Pereira	Farm:	Finca Milan / Julio Madrid & Andres Quinceno
Process:	Cultured Embryonic Nitro Washed	Variety:	Caturra
Altitude:	1600 masl.	Roast level:	Medium
Brew method:	Filter	Roast date:	See package