Mercedes Flores - Wet Process - 2023

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Tasting notes

Inviting aromas of orange marmalade, nougat, and milk chocolate introduce this elegantly balanced and nuanced coffee from producer Mercedes Flores. In the cup, crisp flavors of black tea and mandarin orange accompany a rich fruit sweetness evoking flavors of stewed plum and ripened persimmon. The entirety of Mercedes Flores’ three hectare farm is dedicated to coffee production, generally 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 typicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against. varieties. Along with her husband, Mercedes continues to increase the farm’s capacity with a keen eye for quality production and continued investment in infrastructure at the farm level.