Lucas Melo - Wet Process - 2024

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Nariño

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

We are delighted to have producer Lucas Melo back on our Reserve Lot menu for the first time since 2018 with the release of this outstanding 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. Colombia F6 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. selection from his farm, El Cairo, in Nariño, Colombia. This cup is packed with berry and tropical fruit flavors, as well as an integrated citrus 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 deep sweetness reminiscent of vanilla and caramel, demonstrating the benefits of extremely high-elevation coffee production and the skill of this award-winning producer.