EL SALVADOR | San Joaquin | Red Bourbon | Washed

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Green apple, green grape, apricot, caramel, and super creamy Producer: Cafe Pacas, Vivagua Mill, El Salvador Region: Canton Lomas De San Marcelino 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. Processing: 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. - Cherry is pulped, fermented and washed removing all sticky mucilage. This creates a vibrant, sweet and clean cup The Story Behind the Bean: Finca San Joaquin is a part of the reputable collection of farms from the Pacas family in El Salvador. At San Joaquins highest elevation there is a 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. 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. From Finca San Joaquin we present the Red Bourbon varietal processed via the washed method. This coffee is extremely sweet, balanced and clean, with a nice 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. that makes it ideal for espresso and filter. It’s a ‘sessionable’ and easy to drink coffee that will leave you going back for cup after cup!