El Salvador | San Joaquin | Red Bourbon | Honey | Espresso

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Bold
  50
• Sweet
  25

Farm: San Joaquin Region: Canton Lomas de San Marcelino Elevation: 1400 to 1600 masl Varietal: Red BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Process: 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. Notes: About: Finca San Joaquin is a part of the reputable collection of farms from the Pacas family in El Salvador. Proud Mary is privileged to have worked with the Pacas family for six years having acquired a multitude of varietals from a collection of their farms in 2015. San Joaquin Estate produces a considerable amount of the Bourbon 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. however it also produces additional varietals such as this Pacamara. This Pacamara varietal is a cross between the Pacas naturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. mutation of Bourbon, and the large Maragogipe, an offspring of TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against. known primarily for its size and flavour. The Pacamara can exhibit dark fruit flavours with a pointed 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.. Within San Joaquin at its highest elevation exists a natural cypress forest that has been conserved. The forest provides a habitat for endangered mammals, birds and reptiles. It is located at the Ayeco Mount, on the north eastern part of the Lamatepec Volcano.