New Guest Coffee: Machacamarca, Bolivia

Machacamarca, single estate

Chulumani, Sud-Yungas, Bolivia

On-site washed processing, sun dried.                         Varieties: Criollo (80%), Caturra (20%)

Grown by Maria and Mario Nina Lupe del Rosario Andrade.

A very special coffee for Steve (the roaster) and it’s a privilege to be trusted with it. Here it is in his words:

“…very complete in the cup. It just has the most wonderful sweetness, but not too much, a great dark chocolate and rich drinking chocolate. But that’s not all; it has just enough green grape acidity, though not enough to dominate the cup. It has body, big bold body in fact, with a spicy aftertaste. I’m making this sound like a wonderful coffee, or at least I hope this is the case because that is precisely what it is, simply wonderful. It is certainly not too big a claim to make in saying this is one of the best coffees that I have ever had.”

Roasted by Steve Leighton at Has Bean, Stafford www.hasbean.co.uk

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