Bolivia - Finca El Mirador - Pacamara Washed Anaerobic

Cooked passion fruit with mild cooked peach, cola, and burnt sugar flavours. Juicy acidity and mellow sugary sweetness.

Finca El Mirador, owned by Antonio Mamani, is a distinguished coffee farm located in the Caranavi province of Bolivia's La Paz Department. Situated at elevations between 1,550 and 1,650 meters above sea level, the farm benefits from the region's fertile soil and favorable climate, ideal for cultivating specialty coffee varieties.

Anaerobic fermentation is a coffee processing method where freshly picked coffee cherries are sealed in tanks without air, allowing natural bacteria and yeasts to break down the fruit around the beans. This airless environment, which lasts anywhere from two days to over a week, creates unique chemical reactions that give the coffee beans bold, unusual flavors often described as wine-like, fruity, or funky. Unlike traditional processing methods, this technique can produce coffees with intense tropical fruit flavors, berry notes, or even savory characteristics that coffee enthusiasts seek out. However, the process requires careful timing and monitoring because it's easy to ruin the beans if left too long, making it a risky but rewarding method used by specialty coffee farmers to create distinctive, premium coffees.