Bolivia - Las Alasitas: Natural, Caturra

Origin

• 🇧🇴 Bolivia

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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If you would like your coffee shipped pre-ground, please choose from our 'Select Grind' option before adding this coffee to your cart. Crisp fermented acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it., deep fruity sweetness, & a silky mouthfeelBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method.. Las Alasitas is the largest farm owned by the Rodriguez family in Caranavi. We're always impressed by Las Alisitas, but this naturally processed CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. has really blown us away. Farm : Las Alasitas Country : Bolivia Altitude: 1,550–1,700 m.a.s.l. VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. : Caturra Process : NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge.