{"product_id":"black-white-oscar-hernandez-grand-reserve-drd-colombia","title":"Black \u0026 White - Oscar Hernandez - Grand Reserve DRD | Colombia","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColombia — Oscar Hernández Los Nogales Grand Reserve Red Gesha (Dark Room Dried Natural)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTastes Like — 🌸 Complex Florals • 🍑 Peach • 🍍 Pineapple • 🍵 Oolong Tea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oscar Hernández\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Los Nogales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pitalito, Huila, Colombia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Gesha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark Room Dried Natural (DRD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340g (12oz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLos Nogales is one of Huila's most storied coffee farms — established by patriarch Ricardo Hernández in 1952 and now stewarded by his grandson Oscar, a third-generation producer combining tradition with ambitious innovation. The Grand Reserve DRD showcases the farm's finest Red Gesha lot, processed using the highly controlled dark-room drying method that coaxes remarkable clarity from a naturally processed coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOscar Hernández grew up surrounded by coffee on the hills of Pitalito. His grandfather Ricardo built the farm; his father Ricaurte expanded it into a specialty powerhouse; and Oscar has taken it further still, bringing his background in environmental management to bear on sustainable farming practices that will carry Los Nogales into the next generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hernández family have spent decades combining tradition with innovation, and the Grand Reserve DRD represents the pinnacle of that effort — their finest variety, their most technically demanding process, their best lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dark Room Dried Natural (DRD) process at Los Nogales involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🍒 \u003cstrong\u003eSelective Harvesting\u003c\/strong\u003e — Red Gesha cherries handpicked at peak ripeness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✅ \u003cstrong\u003eSorting\u003c\/strong\u003e — Sorted for density and ripeness consistency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🌡️ \u003cstrong\u003eControlled Environment\u003c\/strong\u003e — Coffee moved to a UV-free dark room with tight temperature and humidity controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📅 \u003cstrong\u003eSlow Drying\u003c\/strong\u003e — Cherries dried very slowly in the absence of direct light, preserving aromatics and minimising fermentation influence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e☀️ \u003cstrong\u003eStabilisation\u003c\/strong\u003e — Coffee stabilised to optimal moisture content before milling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally coined by the Hartman family in Panama, DRD produces a naturally processed coffee with the clean, transparent character more typically associated with washed lots — a remarkable technical achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoasting complex florals and vibrant acidity, the Grand Reserve DRD showcases Gesha's inherent character whilst keeping the processing influence beautifully subtle. 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