{"product_id":"eagle-rare-barrel-aged-guatemala-red-bourbon","title":"Eagle Rare Barrel-Aged Guatemala Red Bourbon","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeady aromas of vanilla, Concord grape, and molasses introduce this smooth, boozy coffee. Dark chocolate and marzipan notes accompany cherry acidity and butter toffee sweetness when sipped. Toasted walnut and red grapefruit emerge in the finish, with a lingering toasty bourbon note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal roast Monday, 10\/21.\u003c\/strong\u003e All items in your order will be held to ship with this coffee on 10\/21 unless you request otherwise in the \"Special Instructions\" section of your shopping cart.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eCoffee Details\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Juan Diego de la Cerda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarm: \u003c\/strong\u003eFinca El Socorro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion: \u003c\/strong\u003eGuatemala Department\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1,800-1,890 masl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal: \u003c\/strong\u003eRed Bourbon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess: \u003c\/strong\u003eWashed, Aged in an Eagle Rare Bourbon Barrel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoast: \u003c\/strong\u003eLight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Dark Chocolate, Cherry, Marzipan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fine folks at Topeka Whiskey Society recently lent us an empty Eagle Rare Bourbon barrel to use for aging green coffee, then visited our warehouse to taste and select a coffee for barrel-aging. They chose \u003ca title=\"PT's Direct Trade partners: Finca El Socorro\" href=\"https:\/\/ptscoffee.mom\/blogs\/meet-our-farmers\/juan-diego-de-la-cerda-finca-el-socorro-y-annexos\"\u003eFinca El Socorro\u003c\/a\u003e's Red Bourbon Washed, a Direct Trade coffee from Guatemala, and our roasting team got to work devising a meticulous barrel-aging process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eThe Process\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur roasters Mike and Matt developed a meticulous barrel-aging process to ensure the best results:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen coffee is added to the empty Eagle Rare barrel and sealed. This is done in batches of 35lbs at 11.6% moisture content.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe barrel is agitated at least once per day for a week, aging in a 75º warehouse at 52% humidity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter seven days in the barrel, the coffee is removed weighing 37 pounds at 14.1% moisture content. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe coffee is sealed in a bag and rested to homogenize to 13.7% moisture content.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext, the coffee is dried prior to roasting. It spends 2 hours in the roaster at 95\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eº-105\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eº with full airflow, bringing the moisture content down to 12.2%. This \"low and slow\" approach avoids losing organic matter in the coffee and stripping out volatile compounds from the bourbon itself.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinally... into the roaster! At a light roast, the barrel-aged coffee is smooth and sweet with notes of dark chocolate, cherry, marzipan, and bourbon. Enjoy!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ptscoffee.mom\/blogs\/news\/eagle-rare-bourbon-barrel-aged-coffee\" title=\"Exploring the process of PT's bourbon barrel-aged coffee\"\u003eon our blog\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PT's Coffee","offers":[{"title":"10oz \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":41658844086320,"sku":"19700WB","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/7448\/files\/TWS-Eagle-Rare-Red-Bourbon.jpg?v=1727465794","url":"https:\/\/ptscoffee.mom\/products\/eagle-rare-barrel-aged-guatemala-red-bourbon","provider":"PT's Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}