Marilyn Laucata - Washed Process - 2025

Tasting notes

This is the third time that we’ve featured a coffee from producer Marilyn Laucata, whose four-hectare farm, Finca Agua Dulce, dedicates over half of its area to the organic production of bourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. and caturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. varieties. As with prior harvests of Marilyn’s coffee, we find a predominant flavor of wild berries in the cup as well as floral honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. and a round melon-like bodyBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method..