[Rested] SL28 - Natural - Ruru Estate

Description

Tastes Like: Green Apple Candy, Green Plum, Calamansi

Origin: Pu’er, Yunnan, China

Variety: SL28

Producer: Liu Jingbo, Ruru Estate

Elevation: 1,350–1,420 masl

Process: Natural

About the Farm and Producer

Ruru Estate is based in the forested hills of Pu’er, Yunnan, where Liu Jingbo began cultivating SL28 in 2010. His work brings a variety closely associated with East African coffee to southwestern China. The estate produces SL28 in several preparations, including natural, honey, and washed coffees; this offering is its natural process.

About the Variety

SL28 was selected at Scott Agricultural Laboratories in Kenya in the 1930s and is genetically related to Bourbon. It is known for drought tolerance and high cup-quality potential at elevation, though it remains susceptible to major coffee diseases. At Ruru Estate, this East African selection is grown in the highlands of Yunnan.

Processing

This SL28 lot was processed naturally, with the coffee dried as whole cherries before the dried fruit was removed. Our tasting notes for this lot are green apple candy, green plum, and calamansi.

Text from Hydrangea Coffee Roasters' listing.