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09. Luz Helena Salazar - Banana (200g)

Experimental, fruity and punchy. An excellent example of modern Columbian coffee.

The Coffee

Luz Helena Salazar is a fantastic microlot sourced by Cofinet who have their foundation in the Columbian coffee trade and in more recent years, have began to specialise in alternative fermentation processes.

The flavour is full bodied with rich sweetness and balanced acidity, this coffee packs a fruity punch which impresses without overwhelming. The banana flavour works perfectly in this coffee, carried on a smooth, syrupy body to give a real sweet treat.

This coffee was exposed to a dry anaerobic fermentation period of 72 hours with the pulp on. During this fermentation stage, dehydrated banana was added. The cherries were then pulped and placed to dry on raised beds until ideal moisture content was achieved.

This microlot is 100% Yellow Bourbon. This varietal is a natural mutation of the Coffee Arabigo. The name Bourbon was given after an island now called Reunion, off the coast of Madagascar.

Producers: Luz Helena Salazar

Region: Quindìo

Varietal: Yellow Bourbon

Elevation: 1450 - 1650 MASL

Shines on Chemex, Kalita, Orea and V60

Weight: 200g

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The Farmers / Co-Op

Luz Helena grew up in Armenia and has been producing coffee for the last 20 years. She owns Maracay, an 8-hectare farm located at 1450 m.a.s.l, in Armenia Quindio. Luz is Carlos and Felipe’s mother, the co-founders of Cofinet and wife of Jairo Arcila.

Luz’s passion for coffee was inspired by her husband’s work on coffee farms and as a dry mill manager. Luz would hear Jairo talking about coffee and wanted to be more involved in the industry. With the support of Jairo, Luz started learning how to care for coffee plants and what steps she needed to take to produce high-quality, ripe cherries. Luz found dealing with insects very challenging at the start and would draw on Jairo’s knowledge to help with this.

For several years now, her focus has been on producing Specialty Coffee. With the support of Cofinet, Luz has been able to improve farm practices and focus on producing the best cherries she can. Once ripe, the cherries are then processed by Cofinet at our processing station, La Pradera.

When Luz is not tenting to her coffee trees, she enjoys spending time with her friends and being part of local support groups for vulnerable people.

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Signatures

Representing the apex of speciality coffee as we know it, Signatures is our new range of premium coffee, marking a new era of excellence at Machina Coffee Roasters.

Some releases will have experimental processes, unusual origins, rare varieties - but all of them, we guarantee, will be outrageously delicious. Simply put, these coffees are the best we have ever sourced.

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Wholesale

We are always looking to work with likeminded businesses to serve our coffee.

If you're interested in serving this locally roasted Edinburgh coffee as your main offering, a guest appearance or as bags of retail, get in touch with us on roastery@machina-coffee.co.uk or call (0131) 656 9565.
Roasting Schedule

Your coffee will be roasted within 1-16 days of purchase, with a shelf life of 6 weeks (optimum serving point at 12-36 days old). We recommend letting this coffee rest for at least 12 days before using, in order to release excess gas which can impact the flavour of your cup.

If you would like your coffee fresh, please leave a note with your order and we will do our best to accommodate.
Delivery & Returns

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Returns
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