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$28.64/200g

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

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[Anaerobic](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/processing-method/anaerobic)

**Region:** [Nariño, Colombia 🇨🇴](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/bbfcff97-6fd3-4d7d-b329-412af7379705)

**Variety:** [SL28](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/sl28)

**Altitude:** ~2780 masl

## What the Brand Says

> - Variety: SL-28 - Country: Colombia - Region: Nariño - Process: Anaerobic Washed - Altitude: 2780 MASL - Harvest: Summer 2024 - Producer: Emerson Narváez - Farm: Finca El Turpial - Roast Level: Light In the cup We get a vibrant profile of citrus like lemon-lime and nectarine, juicy white grapes and a raspberry sweetness. This coffee has a light body and a medium finish. Clean Funky Terroir Experimental About The Producer He named his farm “El Turpial” after the bird that sings every day on the land. For Emerson, its song symbolizes a “call to struggle”—a reminder of the journey he’s undertaken. One of his most notable achievements at El Turpial was a graft that allowed Geisha trees to survive the challenging conditions. Initially, the trees couldn’t withstand the high altitude and sharp temperature changes, with their leaves burning and withering away. Emerson decided to graft Geisha with Caturra, using the latter’s strong root system while preserving Geisha’s unique sensory characteristics in the cup. Variety SL28 is among the most well-known and well-regarded varieties of Africa. It has consequently spread from Kenya, where it was originally selected in the 1930s, to other parts of Africa (it is important in Arabica-growing regions of Uganda, in particular) and now to Latin America. The variety is suited for medium to high altitudes and shows resistance to drought, but is susceptible to the major diseases of coffee. SL28 is notable for its rusticity—a quality meaning that it can be left untended for years or even decades at a time, and then return to successful production. There are SL28 trees in many parts of Kenya that are 60-80 years old and still productive. Transparency FOB $57.78 USD/KG Roasted Costs $66.44 USD/KG Our first year working with Emerson and our first Nariño lot of 2025, this high elevation SL-28 is a vibrant, bright and sweet coffee that we are excited to share. In the cup we get white grape, lemon-lime and raspberry.

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# Emerson Narváez - Colombia Sl-28

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200g

$28.64

($64.95/lbs)

## Profile

### Taste characteristics

**Body:** 28/100 — Light & tea-like (0) to Full-bodied & creamy (100)

**Acidity:** 82/100 — Soft (0) to Bright & acidic (100)

**Sweetness:** 60/100 — Less sweet (0) to Very sweet (100)

**Bitterness:** 25/100 — Subtle bitterness (0) to Pronounced bitterness (100)

**Character:** 85/100 — Conventional (0) to Funky & novel (100)

**Roast level:** Light — 2/7, from Extra light (1) to Extra dark (7)

## Tasting Notes

Citrus

Nectarine

Raspberry

Lemon-lime

White grape

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