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Potosí

Name: Potosí
Brand: Red Bank Coffee Roasters
Price: 11.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Behind the scenes

Wild, complex and intensely fruit driven, with notes of rich dark-chocolate and maraschino cherry, that remind us of a decadent Black Forest gateau.

Origin

Potosí, Caicedonia, Valle De Cauca
Country

Colombia
Altitude

1,400-1,860 MASL
Process

Natural
Variety

Field Blend
Notes

Black Forest Gateau

54°19'46.3"N

2°46'21.6"W
54°19'46.3"N

2°46'21.6"W
54°19'46.3"N

2°46'21.6"W
54°19'46.3"N

2°46'21.6"W
54°19'46.3"N

2°46'21.6"W

54°19'46.3"N

2°46'21.6"W
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2°46'21.6"W
54°19'46.3"N

2°46'21.6"W
54°19'46.3"N

2°46'21.6"W
54°19'46.3"N

2°46'21.6"W

A warm welcome back for a coffee that over the past couple of year seems to have gained an almost cult-like following. This year we think it's tasting the best yet, still wild, complex and intensely fruit driven, but with a touch more clarity and balance than previous crops. With notes of rich dark-chocolate and maraschino cherry, it really reminds us of a decadent Black Forest gateau.

This year's crop is also very special to us as it is the first crop we have received since Mike visited Potosí in May this year, along with the other farms owned by the revered Café Granja La Esperanza - Hawaii, Cerro Azul and Las Margaritas. Seeing the coffee growing in the fields, observing the processing, and absorbing the wealth of knowledge passed on by Don Rigoberto, Camilo and the rest of the team at CGLE, gives us a greater understanding and connection with the very special coffees that they produce.

The Sweet Valley lot is field blend of colombia, tabi, castillo, caturra and mokka varieties grown at Potosí itself and purchased from neighbouring farms. The ripe cherries are subject to an initial open tank fermentation for 48 hours, and are then transferred to the dragones mechanical driers until the desired moisture level has been achieved.

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