Project One Light Blue Iris - Yeast Anaerobic Honey Catimor - China

Founded in 2020 in the heart of Mangshi, Yunnan, China. Project One Light is a specialty coffee processing project led by Olina Cai, a local with deep roots in the coffee and tea industry. Her team includes Q-graders and processing experts who prioritize ethics, environmental care, and quality at every step of the process. For this lot, the cherries are first double floated to sort for uniform ripeness. Then the outer skin of the cherries are removed while leaving part of the mucilage and pulp. Controlled enzymatic hydrolysis is then used to break down the pectin layer and facilitate fermentation. The coffee is then inoculated with a specialized yeast and placed into sealed tanks for 9 to 14 days. Finally, they are dried for 15 to 20 days.