Carmelita - Coco Natural ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Bolivia

DEPARTMENT: La Paz

PROVINCE: Caranavi

COLONIA: Copacabana

ELEVATION: 1,500–1,670m above sea level 

VARIETY: Caturra, Catuaí

PROCESSING: Coco Natural

FARM OWNER: Carmela Aduviri

FARM NAME: Carmelita

Cherries for this lot were delivered to Agricafe’s state of the art mill Buena Vista in the evening. After being inspected and weighed, the coffee cherry was carefully sorted by weight and disinfected in a machine due to its efficiency. After sorting, the coffee was carefully washed and laid out to dry on patio for 48-72 hours, before being placed in one of Buena Vista’s ‘stationary box’ (or coco) dryers, until it reached 11.5% humidity.

These boxes are series of stationary steel containers that use a gentle flow of warm air from below the coffee bed to dry the parchment slowly and evenly. As the cherries dry, they turn a dark reddish-brown, similar to cocoa pods or powder, giving the dryers their moniker. The coffee was stirred manually at regular intervals to further ensure it dried at a uniform rate.

After two weeks, once the coffee was dry, it was transported to La Paz where it was rested before being milled at Agricafe’s dry mill, La Luna. At this state-of-the-art mill the coffee was first hulled and sorted using machinery, and then by a team of workers who meticulously sorted the coffee by hand under UV and natural light.

 RECOMMENDED Suitable for Filter brewing methods and French press.

 **NOTE FOR DELIVERY** An order placing BEFORE 2 PM will arrange on next day delivery. An order AFTER 2 PM will deliver on the next following days.