Samples

Pretty exciting for us.  The experiments I told you about in Colombia have come through.  This morning we received a package from Cristina containing the samples of coffee from El Boton.  One is a pulped natural and the other is a dry process.  They look interesting.  I also have a sample of Ariel's regular coffee, which he processed using a desmucilaginadora.  So we should be able to taste the differences processing has on a coffee.  

They also did a couple different washed coffees fermented for 36 hours, but Cristina said they weren't good and didn't send samples. 

Also on the cupping table recently are a few Brazils from a company called Beccor.  We've been running into Bruno, Beccor's... cupper?  Salesman?  Representative, at least.  We see him at all the industry events and he is a character.  The samples we have received from Beccor have been very interesting and a couple of them are delicious.  So new Brazils could be on our horizon.  The current Brazil (Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza...) is going fast.  We only have a half bag left.

An El Salvadoran Pacamara from Tim Castle cupped out pretty good.  This could be the first coffee we've had from El Salvador.  I also cupped the coffees I brought back from Colombia.  The El Boton (mentioned above) was good.  I was surprised.  A coffee from La Eternidad also cupped out really nicely.  

We're still struggling to find a good Ethiopian this year.  The situation is grim.

I just opened a box of samples from Cafe Imports.  There is a Harrar on the top of the list.  Along with 5 Kenyans, an El Salvador, 3 Costa Rican micro lots, a Guat, and two Brazils.  Should be a fun table to cup.

I also just ordered a bag of coffee from Hacienda Rio Negro- the farm I visited in the south of Costa Rica last time I was there.

Exciting stuff coming up.