SL34 - Hybrid Washed - Finca Potosi, Cafe Granja La Esperanza

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Cauca

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Tastes Like: Pink Strawberry, Tree Tomato, Pink Florals Origin: Finca Potosi, Cauca, Colombia 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.: SL34SL34SL28's sibling selection, also from Kenya's Scott Labs. Slightly less celebrated but hardier, with a similar juicy, complex cup. Producer: Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera Elevation: 1,400-1860 masl Process: Hybrid 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. About the Cup This SL34 from Finca Potosí is bright and fruit-forward, with pink strawberry sweetness, tree tomato-like 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., and a soft pink-floral aromatic profile. The hybrid washed process adds layered fruit expression and a refined texture while keeping the cup structured and articulate. About Finca Potosi, Cafe Granja La Esperanza Café Granja La Esperanza is the Herrera family’s specialty coffee project in Valle del Cauca, led by Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera. The family’s work began at Potosí, where Juan Antonio Herrera expanded the farm’s existing TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against. plantings with Yellow BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., Red Bourbon, and CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. in 1945, establishing a foundation of variety selection and quality-focused production that continues in the group’s work today. Finca Potosí is located in Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca, with the broader farm ranging from approximately 1,400 to 1,860 meters above sea level. The farm is divided into multiple lots across 52 hectares, and this SL34 selection sits within the high-elevation range associated with a brighter, more structured cup profile. About SL34 SL34 is a Kenyan selection developed at Scott Agricultural Laboratories in the late 1930s. While it is often grouped with the historic “French Mission” story, World Coffee Research identifies SL34 as Typica-related within the Bourbon-Typica genetic group. In this Colombian context, SL34 is especially interesting because a variety most closely associated with Kenyan coffee is being grown at high elevation on Finca Potosí, where the cup can show vivid red-fruit acidity, florality, and a clean, expressive structure. About Processing This coffee is processed as a hybrid washed lot, combining controlled fermentation steps with a washed finish. After hand selection, the cherries undergo an initial 14