Tasting Notes:
Mirabelle Plum, Blackberry Jam & Twix Bar
Region:
El Chalum, La Libertad
Farm:
Los Doc Socios
Varietal:
Carturra
Elevation:
1700m.
Process:
Fully Washed.
Importer:
Sally at Cafe Imports
Additional Notes from Quietly
Last Splash always features washed processed coffees. These are lots in which the fruit and sticky mucilage layers of the coffee cherry are removed after being picked fresh. It is a multi-stage process involving floating cherries in water and then using a de-pulper, which might happen directly at the farm or at larger washing stations. Following a final washing stage, the cherry seeds will be dried on patios or raised beds.
While experimental processes are increasingly ubiquitous in specialty coffee circles, I want to always have a washed process on our menu. It is partially because on most mornings, I crave their brilliant clarity and vibrancy. But also because they can offer a level of complexity and delicate body that will always having you reaching for the cup's last splash.
You might wonder, why do I love washed lots? Well to draw upon The Breeder’s lyrics, it is pretty simple: “we have come for light, wholly, we have come for light, it's true”.
Concepción Villatoro Matías has been the owner and operator of the original parcel of his Los Doc Socios farm since 1990. Since then, Concepcion has collected other small parcels, planting them with Bourbon and Caturra plants beneath the Gravilea and Chalum shade trees. This is our first harvest from Concepción but, it is part of the cafe imports microlot program that always delivers lots from incredibly talented producers and amazing cups.
A berry and chocolate crop from La Libertad goes hand-in-hand with falling leaves and cool mornings. Concepción’s harvest opens on wonderful jammy berry notes before turning to a wonderful mix of red plum and pear with a chocolate and caramel finish.
