High on Hibiscus
Country
Colombia
Region
Tolima
Farm
San Luis
Producer
Arango Familie
Variety
Typica FSL
Mounting height
1650 - 1950 M.A.S.L.
Preparation
Anaerobic
Hibiscus, nectarine and black tea
Medium body
The acidity is harmonious and well integrated.
The mouthfeel is creamy and round.
Intense aromas and highly complex! The San Luis is versatile and will give a lot of people a lot of fun.
Medium coarsley ground coffee: 17g
Water: 250ml
Temperature: 93 °C
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First pour: Let coffee bloom with 40ml of water for 30sec
Second pour: Fill up gently wetting the entire coffee bed until 250ml
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Total extraction time: 2min 30sec
Fine ground coffee: 18g
Extraction volume for 2 espressi: 42g
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Extraction time: 25sec
.Here are two possible suggestions how to extract the San Luis.
Have fun watching and trying it out!
Finca San Luis is located in a weather zone where warm and cold weather meet. This has a big influence on the different lots of the farm. Plants that are located in the cold weather zone produce more acid and are more complex in the cup, while plants from the warm zone produce a higher yield.
Finca San Luis in Libano has been owned by the Arango Tinoco family for 35 years. Omar has been running the business for 20 years, 18 years of which have been spent in organic farming. At that time, the Finca did not have sufficient financial means to buy pesticides against the pest coffee borer (Broca). Therefore Omar decided to switch to organic farming and hoped that he would be successful. This was the only way he could save the money for artificial fertilizer and sprays.
Due to the organic cultivation, the cherries ripen at different times and must therefore be harvested selectively on a weekly basis. In this way a constant and higher quality is achieved.
Omar hopes that in a few years the advantages of organic farming will outweigh the disadvantages and that the farm will be able to increase both the quality and the yield of the harvest. Investment and continuous improvement are necessary, but it is clear to Omar that this is a new path towards quality, relationships and sustainability. He wants to be the best organic coffee farmer in Colombia, while remaining financially viable. In order to achieve and maintain this, all parties in the chain should be focused on sustainability.
With the San Luis we are allowed to present another one of the fantastic coffees of Omar Arango Tinoco. We love his enthusiasm and his openness for new things.
He has prepared this lot especially for us as Red Honey. What a variety of aromas! The San Luis is very rich and intense. It is a pleasure as an espresso, but is just as complex and impressive as a filter coffee.
