Catucai - Carbonic Maceration Washed - Hacienda La Florida

Origin

• 🇪🇨 Ecuador

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

Tastes Like: Orange Marmalade, Quince, Juniper Origin: Hacienda La Florida, Loja, Ecuador 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.: Catucai Producer: Fabricio and Ramiro Coronel Pilco Elevation: 1550 masl Process: Carbonic MacerationAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. 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. Whole cherry carbonic maceration with mosto, for five days, then fully washed.