EL BOSQUE

SAN FERNANDO, N.S. - NICARAGUA

JULIO PERALTA SALOMON

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CATUAÍ, CATURRA

1400 MASL

‘FULLY WASHED, DRIED ON SHADED PATIOS

SPICED ORANGE, CHERRIES, CARAMEL

JULIO PERALTA SALOMÓN BEGAN CULTIVATING EL BOSQUE IN THE LATE 1990’S AND HAS SINCE THEN, DILIGENTLY AND PROGRESSIVELY IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF THE COFFEE YEAR AFTER YEAR. UNIQUELY, THE FARM HAS A WIDE RANGE OF ALTITUDES ON A STEADY AND REMARKABLY STEEP SLOPE THAT HAS A SIMILAR EXPOSURE. THIS ALLOWS US TO SEE THE EFFECTS OF ALTITUDE IN A MARKED WAY - ALLOWING THE VARIETY AND ITS PARTICULAR PLANTING TO SPEAK.

THE REGION OF SAN FERNANDO IS POSITIONED SUCH THAT IT RECEIVES EXCELLENT AIRFLOW WITHOUT BEING WINDY AND THE EXPOSURE MEANS THAT DESPITE THE ALTITUDE IT IS DRY, CLOUD COVER IS SCARCE, AND THE CLIMATE IS DRY AND WARM IN THE DAY TIME. THESE FACTORS ALONG WITH ITS BLEND OF RICH AND WELL-DRAINING SOILS MAKE FOR THIS REGION’S UNIQUE CHARACTER.

THIS IS A CLASSIC WASH PROCESS THAT INCLUDES A SELECTION OF PICKINGS FROM THROUGHOUT THE VARIOUS PLOTS OF THE FARM. THE COFFEE PULP IS REMOVED WITH A CENTRIFUGAL DEPULPER AND FERMENTED AT ALTITUDE IN OPEN CONCRETE VATS. AFTER BEING WASHED, IT IS BROUGHT DOWN TO THE DRIER AND WARMER LOWLAND TO DRY ON SHADED PATIOS FOR 12 TO 14 DAYS.

THIS FRESH COFFEE SHOWCASES DELICATE AROMAS TELLING OF ITS SAN FERNANDO ORIGIN ALONG WITH NOTES OF SWEET CITRUS, SPICE, RED FRUITS, CANDIED CHERRIES, CARAMEL AND A CHOCO-NUTTY FINISH.

SANTA MARIA DE LOURDES

SAN FERNANDO, N.S. - NICARAGUA

OCTAVIO PERALTA PAGUAGA

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YELLOW CATUAÍ

1540 MASL

ANAEROBIC HONEY, DRIED ON RAISED BEDS

KIWI, COFFEE BLOSSOMS, SUGARCANE

THE PERALTA FAMILY HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR GREATEST COLLABORATORS FOR THE PAST FIVE HARVESTS. SINCE WEʼVE WORKED TOGETHER WE HAVE WORKED IN A FOCUSED AND REGIMENTED PROGRAM TO DISCOVER AND IMPROVE PROCESSING FOR THE COFFEES HANDLED FROM THE FAMILY OF FARMS THE TWO COUSINS, JULIO AND OCTAVIO MANAGE. THERE WERE MANY SUCCESSES AS WELL AS FAILURES, BUT WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WEʼVE MANAGED TO PRODUCE A SERIES OF MICRO-LOTS EVERY YEAR THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND ANYONEʼS EXPECTATIONS. WHILE WE PRODUCE OVER 60 MICRO-LOTS THROUGH- OUT THE PICKING SEASON INTEGRAL SELECTIVELY CHOOSES THOSE WHICH WE FEEL ARE MOST INTERESTING AND OFFER AN IDEAL EXPRESSION OF THE GOALS AT HAND. LIKE SNOWFLAKES, EVERY ONE OF THESE SMALL PICKINGS IS UNIQUE IN ITS OWN RIGHT.

THIS IS THE SEVENTH YEAR WE HAVE BEEN BRINGING LOTS FROM SANTA MARIA DE LOURDES - FAMILY FARMS LOCATED IN SAN FERNANDO. THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHER FARMS - RANGING FROM ABOUT 1400-1540 MASL. SAN FERNANDO, HOWEVER, PRODUCES A WARMER AND DRIER CLIMATE THAN THE ALTITUDE CALLS FOR AND THE RESULTS ARE AN INTERESTING COMBINATION OF COOLER CLIMATE AND WARMER CLIMATE BEHAVIORS. TYPICALLY, WE EXPERIENCE RIPER PICKINGS AND MORE CONCENTRATED BEHAVIORS IN THE FRUIT.

THIS PARTICULAR LOT IS A SINGLE DAYʼS PICKING FROM LA ESPERANZA - LOOK FOR NOTES OF KIWI FRUIT, COFFEE BLOSSOMS, AND SUGARCANE!