EL SALVADOR | La Siberia | Bourbon | Anaerobic Honey

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40
• Sweet
  25

Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Peach, cherry, & wineyFunky / lacticTasting language for deliberate fermentation flavor: yogurt-like tang (lactic), winey or boozy notes, overripe fruit. A feature in experimental lots, a defect in classic ones. Producer: Silva Family Varietal: BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Process: AnaerobicAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. Hone y Relationship Since: 2015 Recipes: Espresso: 1:2.5 | Filter: 1:17 About: Welcome back to Finca La Siberia. 2019 unveils the fresh harvest from our partners, the Silva family of Si Café. There are some hidden treasures and challenges amongst this landscape that allude to another world. La Siberia is known for harsh weather conditions and demanding terrain. Rafael Silva has delivered the family’s very first anaerobic processing for 2019. The whole coffee cherries are fermented in a sealed vat, pulped, and dried via the 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. method. Strap yourself in for the wild ride and flavors of Finca La Siberia. Roasting days: Proud Mary roast Monday-Friday during normal business hours. To ensure freshness of coffee, best to order early in the week as postal services and couriers do not operate on weekends. Orders: placed by 8.30am PST will be roasted and dispatched the same day. If you are ordering on a Friday, and order after 8.30am then your coffee will be roasted the following business day - Monday.