Los Luchadores

Translating to Prized Fighters, Los Luchadores is one of many top lots from the Salaverria family. Originating from a cross between Pacas and Maragogype, the Pacamara variety frequently dominates Cup of Excellence competitions for its high cup quality. Immense attention to detail during the growing, picking, and processing results in a consistent and elevated cup profile, so the name Prized Fighters was a natural choice, with hand painted coffee sacks to highlight the prizewinning luchadores! This lot was grown and harvested from two of the farms in the Salaverria network (JASAL), Finca San Francisco and their largest farm, El Molino. The cherries are harvested and transported to their centralised processing mill, Beneficio Los Cruces. The cherries undergo a natural anaerobic fermentation, then soaked Kenyan style for 10 hours. The soak is repeated in clean water for improved cup clarity and profile depth.