La Llama ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Bolivia

DEPARTMENT: La Paz

PROVINCE: Caranavi

COLONIA: Villa Rosario

ELEVATION: 1,700m above sea level

VARIETY: Caturra

PROCESSING: Washed Lactic (42hr Ferment)

FARM OWNER: Los Rodríguez Family

This 100% Caturra lot comes from Finca La Llama and is owned by the Pedro Rodríguezand his family, who also operate the exporting business Agricafe Bolivia. Over the last decade, Rodríguez has worked tirelessly to build production and expand the market for Bolivian specialty coffee, helping hundreds of local farmers recognise and realise the potential of their land and crops. The farm is located in the colonia of Villa Rosario, which lies in a lush, steep mountain valley just outside of the town of Caranavi.

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 using water and disinfected in a large capacity machine. Following this, the coffee was transported to the mill’s water-efficient Penagos mechanical pulper using a conveyor belt.

It was then fermented in a sealed stainless steel tank for 42 hours. The team at Buena Vista made sure the lid remained shut for the full period of fermentation, to ensure no oxygen touched the cherries and that the punch-like, boozy aroma remained trapped inside. The wet parchment was then washed with fresh, clean water and carefully machine-dried for 110 hours using a ‘guardiola,’ a horizontal, rotating drum that gets rid of moisture by creating a warm, consistent flow of air around the coffee. 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.

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.