Waliki - Coco Natural ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Bolivia

DEPARTMENT: La Paz

PROVINCE: Caranavi

COLONIA: Bolinda

ELEVATION: 1,600m above sea level

VARIETY: SL28

PROCESSING: Coco Natural

FARM OWNERS: Los Rodríguez Family

At Waliki, pickers from Bolinda and the state of Beni are hired to carefully handpick the coffee during the harvest. These pickers are hired and 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.

Pedro draws a lot of inspiration from the wine industry in his approach to coffee production, and is always innovating and trialling different processing techniques. 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 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. Coffee was then carefully washed and laid out to dry on patio for 48-72 hours, and then placed in one of Buena Vista’s ‘stationary box’ (or coco) dryers, until it reached 11.5% humidity. They use a gentle flow of warm air from below the coffee bed to dry the parchment slowly and evenly. 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. 

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.