Lychee Candy - Colombia {Honey Carbonic Maceration}

Technical Details

Roaster: Sumo Coffee Roasters
Origin: Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia (Colombia)
Farm: La Luisa
Producer: Vélez Family
Altitude: 1600 – 1800 masl
Varietal: Caturra
Process: Honey · Carbonic Maceration · Co-Ferment (Lychee)
Flavor Profile: Lychee · Honey · Red berries · Grapefruit · Rose
Format: 250 g
Harvest: 2026

Lychee Candy is a coffee that proves that fermentation can be precise and elegant.

Produced by the Vélez family at Finca La Luisa (Antioquia), this lot stands out for its technical approach to fermentation, where each stage is designed to enhance the profile without losing clarity.

Unlike other more aggressive co-ferments, here the use of lychee is perfectly integrated into the process, adding character without dominating the cup.

The result is a floral, juicy coffee with a very well-balanced complexity.

Process

Processed using double carbonic maceration + lychee, with high technical control:

First fermentation in cherry (~5 days) in an oxygen-free environment
Extraction of the generated must
Pulping and second fermentation (~3 days) with must + lychee
Controlled drying (~5 days) for stabilization

This process allows for complexity to develop without over-fermentation.

Sensory summary

Lychee
Honey
Red berries
Grapefruit
Rose

Sumo Coffee Roasters' mission is to create a transparent and ethical coffee business that highlights and celebrates everyone involved, from the producers and farmers who pour their heart and sweat into the craft to the baristas who create the finished product, and everyone in between.

Our goal is to ensure direct trade and that we pay a fair price to the farmers.

By helping educate consumers about the farmers' craft, by telling the story behind the bean, and by doing our best to achieve perfection in our roast, Sumo's plan is to elevate the standards and experience for all involved in the industry, innovating the way forward for coffee.

Sumo Coffee Roasters was founded in summer 2020 by 2019 World Cup Tasters Champion Daniel Horbat and his partner, Alexandra.