El Salvador | Kilimanjaro | Bourbon | Washed | Filter | 250g

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Region: Santa Ana Elevation: 1450 masl About: Aida Batlle was raised in Miami after her family relocated to the States to escape the Salvadorian Civil War. In 2002, Aida returned to El Salvador to help her father, Mauricio, manage the family farms. At the time, she had no experience growing coffee, but through an incredible amount of hard work, she was able to breathe life into the struggling operation. Just a year after moving back to El Salvador, she burst onto the global coffee scene by winning the inaugural El Salvador Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums. competition. Since then, her name has become synonymous with quality, producing some of the best coffees in El Salvador. While this is our first year working directly with Aida, we've known her for over a decade. James (one of our coffee buyers) and Aida have been friends for years. If you get the chance, ask James to tell you the story of his favourite coffee of all time. This washed processWashed 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. bourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. will defy all expectations for what a wild coffee really is. It's loud, 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., and packed with citrus acidity.