Puerto Rico Hacienda Las Nubes Washed
Beans: Puerto Rico Hacienda Las Nubes Washed Varietal: Caturra Elevation: ~600-800 masl (?) Process: Washed Retailer: Burman Coffee Traders Pre-Roast Weight: 234 grams Roast Attempt: 61st Roast Date/Time: December 18, 2021, 1530 CST This was the coffee that led me to bite the bullet and order from a retailer other than Sweet Maria's, and you can see why. Puerto Rico! Not an origin I've ever encountered in the wild before, and there are a number of reasons for that. Per Burman, this particular farm was ravaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017 and has only just gotten back up to producing coffee (with coffee trees generally taking 3 years to begin fruiting). Coming from a US territory and such a small producer, this was the most I've spent on a pound of green coffee to date - $24.99 - but I'm more than happy to support a small farm that is trying to get back on its feet after a disaster, and rare origins are catnip to me, so who's complaining? I hadn't roast...