El Salvador - La Ilusion: Washed, Bourbon

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

If you would like your coffee shipped pre-ground, please choose from our 'Select Grind' option before adding this coffee to your cart. A sweet cup, with a juicyAcidityThe 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. acidity, and a smooth finish. La Ilusion is undoubtedly one of our favourite farms at 3fe, & this year we are delighted to be celebrating our 18th harvest of La Ilusion. We have enjoyed Ernesto Menendez's coffee since we opened in late 2009, and have had many of his coffees on our list since then. Country: El Salvador Farm: La Ilusion Farmer: Ernesto Menendez Re gion: Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range Altitude: 1,750–1,850 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.: BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Process: WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly.