LIMITED | EL SALVADOR | Los Bellotos | Bernardina | Anaerobic Honey Sunset

Origin

• 🇸🇻 El Salvador

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40
• Sweet
  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. It is shrouded in mist for most of the day, creating a unique microclimate for growing coffee. The super rare 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. was first discovered in 2008 on Finca Los Bellotos by farm manager Ruperto Bernardino Merche, from whom it gets its name. He noticed five different-looking trees from which the fruit smelt and tasted different, giving peach, papaya, and mango notes. Genetic testing revealed that the trees were originally from the Agaro region in Ethiopia, had somehow made it to El Salvador in the 1930s, and survived undiscovered until today. This coffee is from those five original trees! This lot was specially created for Proud Mary and processed via the anaerobicAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. 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. sunset method, a unique process refined over several years. This produces a coffee with enhanced complexity and a silky mouthfeelBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method.. In this year’s El Salvador Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums. competition, the Pacas family placed 4 th with the Bernardina variety.