FINCA ROSENHEIM

A Coffee Paradise in Villa Rica

One coffee producer who grows Caturra and Catimor is Mark Bolliger from Finca Rosenheim. Finca Rosenheim is a familyowned coffee farm that produces high quality coffee and natural honey.

Surrounded by beautiful landscapes, the estate has 40 hectares of coffee plantation at an altitude of 1,600 masl.

The coffee produced in Villa Rica is a coffee of high altitude, providing perfect conditions to obtain a special coffee with an excellent cup, fragrance, and aroma to fruits and chocolates, and notable acidity.

Mark Bolliger manages Finca Rosenheim, which was bought by his family in 1998 and began coffee production in 2004. They export their coffee annually and are medium-sized producers with 36 hectares of coffee in production, producing an average of 41,400 kilos of green coffee per year.

In the last few years, Mark wanted to know whether it is possible to increase the intensity of aroma and flavour through prolonged fermentation, and created their innovative 200 Hour Nanolot.

This unique coffee undergoes a 9-day controlled anaerobic fermentation, resulting in an intense fragrance and fruity sweetness.

The washed beans are placed in GrainPro bags and submerged in cold water for 200 hours, allowing microorganisms to thrive and enhance the coffee’s flavour. After fermentation, beans are washed and dried using drum dryers, taking 36 hours of drying time and 4 days per batch.

This special coffee is only possible due to the low temperatures they have during the harvest season but also the cleanliness and good selection of the coffee they make sure to choose.

Mark learns about coffee production from various sources, including their neighbours, workers, as well as books and manuals on technical coffee production. He wants coffee roasters to understand that the 200hour coffee is a special coffee and a product of experience and experimentation.

Apart from the 200 Hour Nanolot, Finca Rosenheim is famous for its sweet aroma, chocolate flavour, light body, and acidity, achieving the perfect balance that coffee lovers are looking for.

They export most of their coffee to Germany and have total control of the quality, from the seed in their nurseries and the plants in the field. They undertake the harvest, fermentation, and drying process in their facilities at the farm, guaranteeing the quality of the final product.