Tasting Notes: Blueberry, milk chocolate, passionfruit, raspberry, & juicy
Producer: Nancy & Oscar Maca
Varietal: Castillo
Process: Natural
Relationship Since: 2016
Recipes: Espresso: 1:2.5 | Filter: 1:17
About:
El Zafiro (The Sapphire) is an absolute gem. Located in the Central and Western mountain ranges the temperature remains between 12-28 degrees Celcius, ideal for the slow maturation of coffee cherries. The farm has existed for close to 100 years and has for most of that time been tended to
by Nancy’s family who are indigenous to the land. Today the land is managed by Nancy, her husband Oscar, and their loyal dog Trotsky.
The Castillo variety was developed in Colombia to combat the leaf rust epidemic across the country. Nancy and Oscar planted it on El Zafiro 30 years ago after leaf rust decimated the vulnerable Bourbon and Typica trees they originally had growing. Processed via the natural method this lot has complex notes of purple and tropical fruits.
Roasting days: Proud Mary roast Monday-Friday during normal business hours. To ensure freshness of coffee, best to order early in the week as postal services and couriers do not operate on weekends.
Orders: placed by 8.00am PST will be roasted and dispatched the same day. If you are ordering on a Friday, and order after 8.00am then your coffee will be roasted the following business day - Monday.
