Honduras | Rodin Moreno | Pacas | Anaerobic Washed 48hr | Filter | 250g

Origin

• 🇭🇳 Honduras

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Sweet
  50
• Funky
  40
• Comforting
  25

Farm: Unnamed Region: El Cedral Elevation: 1730 masl 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.: Pacas Process: Anaerobic WashedAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. 48hr Notes: Vanilla, brown sugar, & apricot About: The young gun Rodin Moreno brings back his sweet coffees for 2019. Always up for a challenge and an opportunity to learn, this is the first time Rodin has carried out an anaerobic process on his coffee. The process involves a whole cherry fermentation for 48 hours in a sealed container, then finished off as a traditional washedWashed 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. method. This coffee is complex and sweet but has retained the sparkling acidityAcidityThe 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. so common to coffees from this region. Since we’ve known Rodin, he has grown remarkable as an entrepreneur. His team of specialised coffee farmworkers help other producers all over Santa Barbara, and the milk from his happy cows goes into making some pretty fine cheese.