Drip Bag Set | El Salvador
Drip Bag Set | El Salvador
Tasting Notes: pear drops, chocolate, gooseberry
Drip Bag Coffee - you don’t need any brewing equipment to enjoy the CLO Christmas Blend this year. Each pack has 7 servings of coffee - which you can brew straight into your mug without the need for any extra brewing equipment - just add hot water!
Located in the department of Ahuachapán, in the Apaneca - Ilammatepec mountain range, Finca El Cocal is one of the farms operated by Agricola San Agustin, a family company managed by Fernando Alfaro. The Alfaro Castaneda family have been cultivating coffee for 4 generations. In recent years San Agustin have focussed their attention on producing 'boutique' differentiated coffee lots.
FARM: Gakundu Farmers' Cooperative Society
REGION: Embu, Central Highlands
PROCESSING: Washed
ALTITUDE: 1600m - 1800m
VARIETALS: Batian, Ruiru 11, SL28, SL34
The Region
The region of Embu is located in the South Eastern foothills of Mount Kenya, the highest mountain in the country and second highest in Africa after Kilimanjaro. The extinct volcano forms the backdrop for much of the surrounding country, as well as contributing to the soil fertility and cool air which allows Kenyan coffees to develop such excellence in the cup.
Bordering Kirinyaga county to the west, Embu is one of Kenya’s traditional coffee growing regions. Agriculture represents the largest sector of the local economy, with specialty coffee playing a significant role as a cash crop alongside tea and macadamia nuts.
The Process
The coffee cherries are hand sorted for unripes and overripes by the farmers before they go into production. The pulp is removed and the coffee is fermented for 24-36 hour under close shade depending on climate temperatures. After fermentation the coffees are washed and again graded by density in washing channels. They are then taken to the drying tables where they will be sun dried on African drying beds for 12 to 20 days (this time depends on weather conditions). Coffees are covered in plastic during midday and at night to protect the beans from night moisture and rains.
