HORS CATEGORIE COLLECTION | PEDRO RODRIGUEZ | BOLIVIA SAMPAIPATA

Country: Bolivia
Region: Samaipata, Santa Cruz department
Farm: 
Producer: Pedro Rodriguez
Varietal: SL34
Altitude: 1500-1850masl

NOTE: Due to the limited quantities & price, this coffee is only available in 250g bags

About this coffee - 

Agricafe is one of the most sought-after producer groups not just in Bolivia, but in all South America, and buyers line up every year for their one-of-a-kind microlots. For many roasters, Bolivia’s cup quality – as exemplified by Agricafe’s selections – is representative of the country’s potential to produce diverse, fascinating, unexpectedly delicious lots that grab our attention and won’t let go.

This is a washed microlot of the traditionally Kenyan cultivar, SL-34, propagated specially by the Rodriguez family on their own farms. The cup is indeed quite Kenya-like with bright mandarin orange, peach, pineapple, and caramel.

This deceptively complex coffee is just a little too easy to drink! With all the cleanliness of a washed coffee and the decadent sweetness provided by a brief “pre-fermentation,” and capped by the clear Kenya-like qualities imparted by the SL34 cultivar, this is a memorable and welcome late addition the end of the southern hemisphere arrival season.

The coffee is nicely layered, and incredibly approachable. Soft chocolaty viscosity, a honeyed sweetness, and gentle almond nuttiness inspire a false sense of security on first tasting. The chuggability of this Bolivian-grown bean is dangerously high.

Behind that, there are some ripe orange and kiwi-like acids and a clear pineapple-like sweet/tart combo that is rarely presented with as much clarity as it is in this coffee.