Lucio Villca's coffee was a National Jury Winner at the 2009 Bolivia Cup of Excellence and was sent to the International Jury. It failed by a fraction of a point to make it into the international winners and related auction. Looking among some of the National winners of such competitions can yield coffees of distinction and surprising value; such is the case here. Grower Lucio Villca operates a small 10 hectare farm in the community of Colonia San Ignacio in Caranavi province. Only 4 hectares of the farm, located at 1700 meters (5575 feet), are planted with coffee. The soil is clay loam. Varietal is Typica. He harvests only ripe fruit and his coffee is individually processed as traditional fully washed, with fermentation, washing with clean spring water and 100% sun drying taking place at the Co-op. Lucio, in addition to being a coffee grower, is also the marketing manager of the Coop. Below is a photo of him standing beside his very tall Typica coffee trees. 
The stand out character of this coffee is its body, both chewy and smooth. We purchase this coffee in 15kg vacuum packaged bags so the coffee freshness is optimal. 
Cup Characteristics: The CoE National jury described the coffee as have aroma/flavor of caramel, orange, jasmine, tropical fruits, milk chocolate. Acidity of transparent citrus, tangerine. They note its creamy, velvety, chewy nature and add complex to that. We, however, are primarily struck by the tongue-coating mouthfeel of the coffee. Roasting Notes: This coffee can successfully be roasted to full city but it lacks the acidity, in our opinion, for a dark roast. Pull the roast as it begins second crack.
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| 1 | $6.91 | | 2-4 | $6.56 | | 5-19 | $6.22 | | 20+ | $5.53 |
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