El Salvador | El Retiro | Bernardina | Natural | Filter | 100g

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Region: Apaneca-Ilamatepec Mountain Range, Santa Ana Elevation: 1412 masl About: The super rare Bernardina 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. was first discovered in 2008 on Finca Los Bellotos by farm manager Ruperto Bernardino Merche, from which it gets its name. He noticed five distinct trees from which the fruit tasted and smelt different, giving notes of peach, papaya, and mango. After genetic testing, it turns out the trees were originally from the Agaro region in Ethiopia and had somehow made it to El Salvador in the 1930s and survived undiscovered until the present day. To preserve Bernardina the Pacas Family began to propagate seedlings on another of their farms, Finca El Retiro, from which this lot is derived. Specially made for Proud Mary this lot has undergone 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. processing by drying whole cherries on raised beds. This creates a sweeter coffee with notes of tropical fruits and a syrupy mouthfeelBodyThe 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..