Las Alasitas ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Bolivia

DEPARTMENT: La Paz

PROVINCE: Caranavi

COLONIA: Bolinda

ELEVATION: 1,600-1,650m above sea level

VARIETY: Caturra

PROCESSING: Washed (48hr Ferment)

OWNERS: Los Rodriguez Family

At Las Alasitas, pickers from the Villa Rosario community and the state of Beni are hired to carefully handpick the coffee during the harvest. These pickers are trained to select only the very ripest cherries, and multiple passes are made through the farm throughout the harvest to ensure the coffee is picked at its prime.

This lot was processed with experimental techniques, part of the Rodriguez’ family’s long term strategy to achieve the greatest distinction and diversity in their special lots. Cherries 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.

For this lot, Buena Vista Manager and fermentation expert Adrián Silva added extra water to the wet parchment as it was placed in sealed stainless steel tanks, which helped stabilise the temperature at which fermentation occurred. The tanks were closely monitored throughout the ferment process and the coffee was removed after 48 hours, when the desired fermentation was complete. The wet parchment was then washed with fresh, clean water and carefully machine-dried for 104 hours using a ‘guardiola,’ a horizontal, rotating drum that gets rid of moisture by creating a warm, consistent flow of air around the coffee.

 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.