ELZER GARCIA, La Shapa Washed Caturra

Origin

• 🇵🇪 Peru· Cajamarca

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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This banger comes from an amazingly high-altitude farm near Jaén in Cajamarca, Peru. This is a great example of how a humble cultivarVariety (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. like caturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. can shine with great growing conditions and careful processing. This beautifully clean cup smacks of 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. raspberries, yellow stone fruits and a rich sweetness like golden raisins.