Episode 705


Dark chocolate and caramel get swirled together with a silky body, with raspberry notes balancing it out and adding a sweet but fruity edge.

  • Country: Bolivia
  • Colony: Copacabana
  • Altitude: 1,504 m.a.s.l.
  • Farm: Volcán del Tigre
  • Producer Gregorio Paye Mamani
  • Processing method: Washed
  • Varietals: Red and Yellow Caturra

CUPPING NOTES

Dark chocolate, caramel, raspberry

  • Clean cup (1–8): 6
  • Sweetness (1–8): 7
  • Acidity (1–8): 6.5
  • Mouthfeel (1–8): 7
  • Flavour (1–8): 6.5
  • Aftertaste (1–8): 6
  • Balance (1–8): 6.5
  • Overall (1–8): 6.5
  • Correction (+36): +36
  • Total: (max. 100): 88

Volcán del Tigre

Gregorio is a full-time coffee farmer; he doesn't have any other businesses. His farm has twelve hectares in total, two of which he currently grows coffee on. The farm is called Volcán del Tigre, which means Tiger's Volcano.

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