El Salvador | Los Bellotos | Bernardina | Anaerobic Honey Sunset | Filter | 100g

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
  65
• Experimental
  50

Region: Coatepeque , Santa Ana Elevation: 1438 – 1800 masl About: Finca Los Bellotos is a magical place. High up in the mountains close to the Santa Ana volcano and shrouded in mist for most of the day, due to the cool breeze from the Pacific Ocean, it overlooks the picture-perfect Lake Coatepeque . 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 different looking trees from which the fruit smelt and tasted different, giving notes of peach, papaya, and mango. Genetic testing revealed that the trees were originally from the Agaro region in Ethiopia, had somehow made it to El Salvador in the 1930s, and survived undiscovered until today. This coffee is from those original five trees! This lot was created specially for Proud Mary and processed via the anaerobicAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. 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. sunset method; a unique process refined over several years. This produces a coffee with enhanced complexity and a silky 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..