The most common ways a farmer treats coffee cherries (the name of the plant's fruit) are called Natural Process, Washed or Wet Processed, and Honey Processed or Pulped Natural. Practices vary by ...

An alternative to the washed process is the “natural” process. In this method, whole coffee cherries are left to dry in the sun for several days or weeks before the fruit is removed from the seed.

which simply refers to how the coffee bean is removed from the cherry. No variable — other than maybe roast level — has a more noticeable effect on coffee flavor as the “process,” Photo by Chandler ...

You've likely seen the three principal styles listed on a bag of high quality coffee: washed, semi-washed, and natural ...