Finca Kilimanjaro Microlot
El Salvador
Santa Ana
$20.99/lb.

This week's Friday Fresh is a special microlot of Finca Kilimanjaro.  This is in very short supply, so pick it up before it is gone.  This coffee put Aida Batlle on the map when she won the Cup of Excellence competition in El Salvador in 2003.  She hasn't entered again since.  If you are hesitant to take home a pound, you should stop by the store and try a single press of this coffee, the aroma alone is majestic.

The Coffee...  Finca Kilimanjaro was planted with trees imported from Kenya in the 40s or 50s.  The climate near the top of the Santa Ana volcano, at 5000 ft, is not unlike Kenya, and the large oval coffee cherries are very distinctive.  This coffee usually goes to Norway due to Aida’s relationship with a Norwegian roaster.  We were fortunate to acquire this small microlot.  The flavor is unique and classic.

The citrus, black currant,  characteristic of Kenya is sweet, fruity, and juicy, which makes it mouthwatering and complex.  There is an underlying caramel-vanilla sweetness and layers of deep, silky body.

Badi Bradley