Colombia - Luz Helena Salazar - Natural

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Quindío

Tasting notes

Character

• Bold
• Funky

This coffee comes from Luz Helena Salazar, a producer behind some of the most exciting coffees coming out of Colombia right now. It is a 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. CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. grown at Finca La Leona in Quindío. After harvest, the cherries undergo a controlled 45-hour aerobic fermentation and are then dried slowly. This process gives the cup its lively, fruit-forward character. Expect bright mandarin and 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. red grape bringing sweetness, followed by a dark chocolate finish.