2024 Enrique Merino; Lugmapata, L1 - Ecuador

Origin

• 🇪🇨 Ecuador

Tasting notes

This is an interesting new 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. from Lugmapata. This variety was discovered growing in a random coffee plot, isolated, and slowly, over the last six years, has been planted into a lot of its own. The cup profile and potential are very good, and developing this is one of the most exciting long-term projects we have been part of. In the cup we find yellow tropical fruit and bright citrus 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..