2022 Enrique Merino; Lugmapata - Ecuador

Origin

• 🇪🇨 Ecuador

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean

We have been working with Enrique and the coffees from Lugmapata since the beginning. This lot is particularly fruit-forward, especially for a washed processWashed 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. coffee. It still retains some of the floral qualities we love from this 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., as well as having a lively citrus-like 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..