Carmelita, Washed Caturra, Bolivia

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Flavour description: A fruity and chocolatey aroma. A mild and sweet coffee with flavour of candy floss and mature red grapes with lots of floral notes reminding of buttercup, combined with a lemon acidity. A long-lasting mango flavour in the finish. The coffee is creamy with a medium body. Colour to describe flavour: RedCategory: CuriousProducer: Carmela "Carmelita" UrduviVarietal: Caturra Process: Washed Location: Copacabana,  Caranavi, Bolivia Elevation: 1550 – 1850 Meters above sea levelFarm size: Three hectares Price transparency: The FOB price paid for this coffee is $4.60/Ib We visited Carmelita for the first time in 2015, and have been buying coffee from her ever since. Her hard work and dedication to the farm impresses us as much today as it did then. Carmelita is easily one of the strongest people we've ever met in this business. She originally had less than a hectare with a very small yield. Then after being hit with Roja (leaf rust), she joined the sustainability project “S