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**Process:** [Washed](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/processing-method/washed)

**Region:** [Chalchuapa, El Salvador 🇸🇻](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/f1c28048-90b7-4983-8b27-af298920fd7a)

**Variety:** [Bernardina](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/bernardina)

**Altitude:** ~1412 masl

**Recommended for:** Filter

## What the Brand Says

> Region: Chalcuapa, Santa Ana Elevation: 1412 masl About: The super rare Bernardina variety was first discovered in 2008 on Finca Los Bellotos by farm manager Ruperto Bernardino Merche, from which it gets its name. He noticed five different looking trees from which the fruit smelt and tasted different, giving notes of peach, papaya, and mango. Genetic testing revealed that the trees were originally from the Agaro region in Ethiopia, had somehow made it to El Salvador in the 1930s, and survived undiscovered until today. To preserve Bernardina, the Pacas Family began to propagate seedlings on another of their farms, Finca El Retiro, from which this lot is derived. Specially made for Proud Mary, this lot has undergone washed processing by pulping the coffee cherries and fermenting them in water. This creates a coffee with a clean and bright profile. Region: Chalcuapa, Santa Ana Elevation: 1412 masl About: The super rare Bernardina variety was first discovered in 2008 on Finca Los Bellotos by farm manager Ruperto Bernardino Merche, from which it gets its name. He noticed five different looking trees from which the fruit smelt and tasted different, giving notes of peach, papaya, and mango. Genetic testing revealed that the trees were originally from the Agaro region in Ethiopia, had somehow made it to El Salvador in the 1930s, and survived undiscovered until today. To preserve Bernardina, the Pacas Family began to propagate seedlings on another of their farms, Finca El Retiro, from which this lot is derived. Specially made for Proud Mary, this lot has undergone washed processing by pulping the coffee cherries and fermenting them in water. This creates a coffee with a clean and bright profile.

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# El Salvador | El Retiro | Bernardina | Washed | Filter | 100g

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## Profile

### Taste characteristics

**Body:** 31/100 — Light & tea-like (0) to Full-bodied & creamy (100)

**Acidity:** 80/100 — Soft (0) to Bright & acidic (100)

**Sweetness:** 58/100 — Less sweet (0) to Very sweet (100)

**Bitterness:** 35/100 — Subtle bitterness (0) to Pronounced bitterness (100)

**Character:** 5/100 — Conventional (0) to Funky & novel (100)

**Roast level:** Light to medium — 3/7, from Extra light (1) to Extra dark (7)

## Tasting Notes

Floral

Raspberry

Juicy

Lemon zest

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