El Sauce Washed Ecuador

PRODUCER(S): Multiple
REGION: Quilanga, Loja
ELEVATION: 1700-2100 masl
VARIETIES: Typica, Bourbon
PROCESS: Washed | 24-hour de-pulped dry fermentation, dried on raised beds
FLAVOR NOTES: Maple Syrup, Custard, Dried Fig, Deep

COFFEE STORY: This community lot comes from farmers around El Sauce, a town in the Loja region in southern Ecuador. Much of the Typica (or Criollo as the locals call it) in the area was killed by the leaf rust disease years ago, but trees at higher elevations were unaffected and thrive even now. These high-grown Typica and Bourbon varieties yield a complex, deep, and structured cup.