EL SALVADOR | Los Bellotos | Red Bourbon | Washed

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  30
• Comforting
  25

Finca Los Bellotos is a magical place, perched high up in the mountains close to the Santa Ana Volcano and overlooking the picture-perfect Lake Coatepeque . Work at Los Bellotos starts very early in the morning, to account for the thick blanket of fog that often shrouds the farm later in the day. In addition to an early start for the workers, the dense fog also creates a unique microclimate for growing coffee , where the temperature is consistently cool throughout the day, and is one factor that makes coffee from Los Bellotos so special. The other factor is farm manager, Ruperto Merche , who also happened to discover the 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.. Ruperto is an exceptional leader and has buil t a team of equally exceptional people. This 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. bourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. lot is sweet and approachable, with notes of peach and marzipan.