{"title":"Helm Coffee Roasters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelm Coffee Roasters\u003c\/strong\u003e is a specialty coffee roaster based in Indianapolis, Indiana, founded by former Olympian Jillon Potter. With a focus on exceptional producers, light roasting, and coffees that showcase the unique character of their origin and variety, Helm is known for bright, expressive, and fruit-forward profiles. 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At 2,200 meters, intense daytime sun and sharply cold nights slow cherry maturation to a crawl — the extended ripening where Pink Bourbon earns its reputation, with sugars concentrating gradually, acids staying bright, and the variety's signature florality having time to fully form in volcanic soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e This lot is classically processed and deliberately simple. 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The result clearly articulates Sidra's impressive acidity structure, alongside a refined sweetness and florality that sits just in the background. In the cup: lime oleo saccharum, jasmine, wildflower honey, and blueberry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e Leopoldo Andrade and Ligia Merizalde farm Finca La Josefina within the Cayambe-Coca Natural Reserve in Ecuador, growing Typica Mejorado, Gesha, and Sidra alongside continued fermentation experimentation. The relationship began after an initial outreach in winter, followed by an in-person meeting at World of Coffee San Diego to discuss bringing Leopoldo's coffee onto the menu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e In Leopoldo's own words: \"This coffee undergoes an anaerobic fermentation process. First, it is fermented in cherry for 72 hours, then depulped and subjected to a second fermentation. 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This Typica Mejorado clearly showcases the variety's sweetness and beauty, amplified by careful attention to processing and the light mucilage layer left on during depulping. In the cup: hibiscus, cherry blossom, blood orange, and tamarind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e Leopoldo Andrade and Ligia Merizalde farm Finca La Josefina within the Cayambe-Coca Natural Reserve in Ecuador, growing Typica Mejorado, Gesha, and Sidra alongside continued fermentation experimentation. The relationship began after an initial outreach in winter, followed by an in-person meeting at World of Coffee San Diego to discuss bringing Leopoldo's coffee onto the menu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e In Leopoldo's own words: \"This coffee undergoes an anaerobic fermentation process. First, it is fermented in cherry for 72 hours, then depulped and subjected to a second fermentation. 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