ECUADOR - Santa Gertrudis Sidra (Anaerobic Natural)

ECUADOR - Santa Gertrudis Sidra (Anaerobic Natural)

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Ecuador - Santa Gertrudis Sidra 100g

Red & purple fruits, Ripe, Sweet
Farmer: Jose Luis Eguiguren
Farm: Hacienda Santa Gertrudis
Region: Loja
Altitude: 1600m
Variety: Sidra
Process: Anaerobic Natural
Processing Level: 3/5

An amazing expression of Sidra from Jose. With an extended fermentation in cherry, and a natural drying, we get a rich intensity, and complexity to this lot!


Hacienda Santa Gertrudis is relatively new to the specialty coffee game in Ecuador - having a strong history in coffee, but less focus on quality. This is something Jose Luis is changing in big leaps.

The farm is located just outside of Loja, near Vilcabamba, in the south east of Ecuador. The climate here is very helpful to growing great coffee, being quite warm in summer, and having predictable rainfalls, which helps both growing, and drying of the coffees. 

Jose Luis is brilliant at the work he does at the farm - and started off by planting several different varieties, including Caturra, SL28, Bourbon, Sidra, and Geisha all over his land. He has spent a lot of effort in systematically improving his processing, and has it really under control.