Alice Orange Sunshine - Filter | Limited Edition | Colombia | Groundstate Coffee Roasters

Tasting Notes: Turkish Delight, Passion Fruit, Kombucha, Strawberry.

Roast Type: Filter. Limited Edition.

Alice’s Orange Sunshine — Colombia Filter Coffee

Tasting Notes: Turkish Delight, Passion Fruit, Kombucha, Strawberry
Producer: Sebastian Ramirez
Region: Quindío, Colombia
Variety: Pink Bourbon
Process: Thermal Shock Honey, Co-fermented with Wild Berries
Altitude: 1,744 MASL
Roast: Filter
Bag Size: 150g (Special Edition)

☀️ Alice Found the Sunshine

Introducing Alice’s Orange Sunshine — a limited-edition coffee from El Placer Farms, Colombia.
A radiant cup that hums with Turkish Delight, Strawberry, Passion Fruit, and Kombucha — syrupy, vivid, and slightly beyond ordinary perception.

It’s a rabbit hole of flavours, a prism of sweetness, a flash of warmth that lingers long after the last sip.
Some cups feel alive — this one glows.

For those who know the name, you’ll know why we chose it.

🌿 From El Placer, With Love

Produced by Sebastian Ramirez and his team at Finca El Placer, with thanks to @rogerg_zapata for linking us to this stunning lot.

Sebastian is a fourth-generation grower turned alchemist. After years studying at Sena, he transformed his family’s century-old farm into a lab of flavour and fermentation — experimenting with wild fruit infusions, thermal shocks, and precision drying.

His work has captured the imagination of the coffee world, earning titles at the 2024 Irish Barista Championship and a Top 6 finish at Worlds — a testament to his creativity and craft.

⚗️ Process: Thermal Shock Honey

This Pink Bourbon underwent a twice-fermented, co-fermented process — enriched with local wild berries to amplify complexity and sweetness.

1. Selective Harvest & Sorting – Only the ripest cherries make the cut.

2. Anaerobic Fermentation – 120 hours sealed at 18°C with CO₂.

3. Thermal Shock Co-Ferment – A second 120-hour fermentation at 40°C, infused with wild berries — deepening fruit tones and creating that signature glow.

4. Honey Process Drying – 20 days under canopy, 5 in parabolic dryers for a slow, steady finish.

5. Stabilisation & Selection – Rested, hulled, hand-sorted, and vacuum-packed for maximum clarity and sweetness.

The result? High sweetness. High body. Extreme fruit. A coffee that feels like it’s humming in another key.

💡 Brew It

Best brewed as filter (V60, Kalita, or AeroPress).
Let it bloom, take it slow — and see where it takes you.

🚀 Why You’ll Love It

• Limited release from El Placer Farms, Colombia

• Co-fermented with local wild berries using thermal shock honey process

• Notes of Turkish Delight, Passion Fruit, Kombucha, and Strawberry

• Juicy, syrupy, and kaleidoscopic in character

• Roasted fresh by Groundstate Coffee Roasters, Dublin