Colombia Finca Quebraditas Thermal Shock 200g

Thermal Shock has made quite an impact on the coffee world. Much like with co-fermented coffees, we approached it with a fair amount of scepticism. But after the first tests, we knew this was exactly the direction we believed in. The profile is exceptionally delicate and clean. Floral, herbal, lightly spiced, with a distinct citrus freshness. This is not a typical daily coffee, but rather one you keep coming back to, because each cup manages to surprise you with something new and still leaves you wanting more.

It became one of the stars of the Warsaw Coffee Festival. The label raised eyebrows, sometimes even doubt. Thyme in coffee? Seriously? And yet everyone who tasted it left the festival with a bag. For some, it was green curry, for others pure umami, for others a herbal garden in the cup. That’s the power of thermal shock.

But this character doesn’t happen by accident. Thermal shock allows fermentation to be stopped at a critical moment, before it begins to dominate the flavour. Aromas are not blown out or over-fermented, but stable and clearly defined. The cup feels lighter, cleaner and more tea-like, with distinct layers instead of one heavy fermentation note. That’s why this process works so well with floral and herbal coffees such as Maragesha. A natural hybrid of Gesha and Maragogype, it combines florality and lightness to create a profile that is complex yet remarkably elegant.

Finca Quebraditas is a young but highly intentional project. Edinson Argote and Ángela Rojas focus on full process control and developing their own flavour language. Oporapa in Huila still sits outside the specialty mainstream, and their goal is to highlight the potential of the entire region.

Processing takes place entirely on site, and Edinson makes sure nothing is left to chance. Harvesting begins only when at least 80% of the cherries are fully ripe. After flotation, the coffee undergoes controlled oxidation, followed by dry depulping and a long 72-hour fermentation with added yeast. Fermentation is then deliberately halted through a rapid temperature shift, the thermal shock itself, preserving clarity and precision in the profile. Finally, the coffee is dried and stabilised under controlled conditions.