Description
Coffee Flavour
Lemon & Lime-ade, strawberry candy, plum
We offer coffee roasted in different forms that suit your favourite way of making coffee. If you would like your beans ground, please order and add a note at checkout stating which form you would like from the following.
Delivery Times: To ensure all coffee is as fresh as possible, we do not hold stock ourselves. Ozone is based on the same estate as us; when you order, we collect it from Ozone. This may delay shipping by one day, depending on when you order.
Beans - Roasted and ready to be freshly ground by you, for those who like to take their time.
French Press / Cafetiere - Fill and sit down, ready when you are.
Medium Filter - For coffee-machine enthusiasts who need coffee ready to go.
Espresso - Roasted and ground for those who want or need a good punch of coffee.
Coarse Filter / Jug - The classic coffee drinker who likes to brew on the stove.
Fine Filter - The finest grind possible.
Coffee Information
Bolivia: La Linda, Caturra, Coco Natural This coffee is a real sweet treat - leading with lemon & limeade before shifting into raspberry and strawberry candy. A little plum edge develops it as it cools to remind you of the coco natural processing, but it's a very elegant version of a naturally processed coffee. If you ask Pedro Rodriguez about Finca La Linda he’ll tell you “This is where the dream started”. We think that this coffee is definitely dreamy, so the results match the aspiration! This is the only Bolivian coffee we’ve sourced from Finca La Linda this harvest, a small-batch exceptional quality Coco Natural process Caturra. The Necessary Shift La Linda is one of the Fincas Los Rodriguez, run since 2012 by our friends at Agricafe in Bolivia. At a time when many smallholder farmers were abandoning Bolivian coffee altogether, the Rodriguez family made the bold decision to begin farming for themselves. By the early 2010s Bolivian coffee production had gone into freefall - annual exports dropped from roughly 70,000 bags in 2010 to just 22,000 bags by 2019. Facing a nearly overwhelming combination of challenging terrain, lack of infrastructure investment, political instability, and climate change, Pedro, Daniela and Pedro Pablo felt that if coffee production was going to survive in Bolivia, they would need to start farming themselves. A Shining Example The family acquired land near their Buena Vista mill in Caranavi to establish Finca La Linda. Rather than following traditional farming practices common in the region, they took an extremely methodical, innovative and scientific approach. They consulted leading specialty coffee agronomists from around the world, trialled different varieties and techniques, and carefully documented everything they learned. They also brought in Iván Hugas, an oenologist from the Argentinian wine industry, to guide their approach to fermentation at the wet mill. The exceptionally well controlled processing at Buena Vista is a core component of the high-quality coffee Agricafe are now known for. La Linda holds a special place in Agricafe’s hearts, as what they learned here helped develop and shape the plans for all their future farms and became the basis of the guidance offered through the Sol De La Mañana program. While the lush eastern region of Los Yungas is traditionally where Bolivian coffee production is concentrated, La Linda and 7 other Rodriguez farms are located in Caranavi, famous for its fertile soils and high altitude. Now growing Caturra, Catuai, SL28, Java, and Bourbon between two mountains coated in dense forest, it is both a peaceful haven and one of Pedro and Daniella’s biggest success stories. The family also made a commitment to growing eco-friendly coffee and championing conservation from the outset, aiming to keep 60% of their land as nature reserves with coffee trees planted as agroforest amongst the native woodland. Tasting notes: Lemon & Lime-ade, strawberry candy, plum Varietal: Caturra Process: Coco Natural Producer: Los Rodriguez Region: Caranavi Flavour Profile: Citrus Roast: Medium dark Cup of Excellence Cupping Scores Clean Cup: 7/8 Sweetness: 7/8 Acidity: 6.5/8 Mouthfeel: 6/8 Flavour: 6.5/8 Aftertaste: 6/8 Balance: 6/8 Overall: 6.5/8 Correction: (+36): +36 Total: 87.5/100
