Alto Ihuamaca

Origin

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet
  75
• Comforting
  50
• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20

Alto Ihuamaca is one of the five coffee-producing communities which makes up Valle del Santuario, one of our most tenured single originSingle originCoffee from one traceable place — a country at the loosest, a single farm or lot at the strictest — rather than a blend of sources. products. During our selection process for Valle del Santuario, we often taste coffees separated by specific communities or farms. This year, a small lot from five producers in Alto Ihuamaca caught our attention, evoking memories of the flavors that initially sparked our interest in this remote area way back in 2007. We reserved this special lot exclusively for our subscribers, some of whom have been exploring coffees from this region with us since the beginning. This is a deeply sweet coffee highlighted by notes of milk chocolate and caramel with a crisp 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. reminiscent of green grapes. Pronunciation: AL-toh e-wuh-MAH-ka