Gently Stirred
Roasted Coffee Beans
Ecuador Galapagos Island Heirloom
Grown on the
Archipelago’s largest island of San Cristobel this Arabica Bourbon heirloom
variety of coffee grows at an altitude of 500m on the side of the island’s
volcanic highlands. The coffee trees were first planted in 1875 from seeds
originally from Ethiopia through Panama, with the intention of selling coffee
to France. Unfortunately, a gradual decline in the world-wide coffee industries
requirement for high quality specialist product, the Hacienda was eventually
abandoned as unprofitable. In 1990 the Gonzalez-Duche family purchased the
unworked Hacienda El Cafetal and started production, the farm now produces
between 2000 and 3000 45Kg sacks per year, from the same tree planted over 140
years ago.
The micro-climate
produced by the Humboldt cold current and the warm Panama current, the
equatorial sun and a plentiful supply of fresh lake water and generous rainy
seasons help produce this wonderful tasting coffee. I would describe it as
having an excellent balance of body and acidity, with a sweet intense aroma.
Not a heavy or full body but would make an excellent after-dinner drink.