Luis Camacho's Fragancia - Colombia

Traditional Washed, Fragencia, Light Roast - Best for Filter/Pourover/Turbo Espresso

Another LaREB banger and one we're particularly excited for - this lot absolutely stunned us on a blind, coded sample and was an instant buy, and the more we've learned the more we're intrigued. The agronomist at LaREB is one of the original suppliers of Sidra & Mejorado seeds from the Nestle Ecuador breeding plot, but he brought a third variety to Colombia, which Herbert is also growing at at his 575 farm - "Fragencia" - which only a few select producers have had access to, Luis Camacho included. 

We’re tasting: 
Orange blossom, pomegranate and lychee aromatics. In the cup it’s juicy and unctuous - we’re getting lime curd, ripe lychee (almost rambutan) and honeydew melon, alongside ripe summer berries and white sugar. Super complex - as it cools we get peach, oolong, orange & lime boiled sweets, and a hint of fresh basil leaf.

The Story:
Fragancia is likely a hybrid of Sidra [Ethiopian landrace] x Catimor [Disease resistant Timor Hybrid x Caturra cross]. It's definitely got some of that Sidra cup profile - the basil hint in the finish is a real tell, but none of the Allium taste you can often find in Sidras.