Ecuador

12 oz / 340g - Single Origin - Limited Time!

Tasting Notes: Fresh passion fruit, mellow cola, intense caramel, bergamot, candy-like sweetness.

Altitude: 1300 MASL

Process: Washed

Varietal: Sidra

Region: Quito, Pichincha

This newer bean – the Sidra – is becoming the sweetheart of the coffee community.  It’s delicate, and sweet, and bursting with flavour.  From an up-and-coming origin – Ecuador – this one is only around for a limited time, do NOT miss out!

From the Farm:

Fausto Romo owns the 6-hectare farm Finca Carolina, where there are 3 hectares planted in coffee.

Fausto credits much of his success to how well the variety “Sidra” performs in his region. Fausto is infatuated with the resulting flavor and aroma of this variety and says it seems to be meant to live in Ecuador. 

Fausto shared some of his origin story :

Originally I had 10 female cows and 1 bull.  They were pure bread Holstein cows from Colombia with a production of 140 liters per 2 weeks.  

Then I had an uncle who’s name was Olmedo Romo and he grew coffee.  One day he told me plant one hectare of coffee, Sidra is a good variety and I planted 3 hectares of Sidra then.

I then didn’t have money for the farm because I had to invest money for 2 years so I had to sell 5 cows.

When the coffee started to ripen. After 2 years the financial issues at home started to fade away because we had our coffee to sell.

It’s a very fulfilling day to see the trees flowering.  You can appreciate the aromas at a distance and you see the bees how they pick up the honey from the flowers.

Which grind should you choose?

Fine - Espresso machine, Moka Pot, Turkish Coffee

Medium - Standard Drip Machine, Aeropress

Coarse - French Press, Pour Over, Chemex, V60, Cold Brew