Bolivia — Marcial Huanca Finca Palmar Java (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍯 Honey • 🌼 White Florals • 🌼 Yellow Florals

DETAILS

• Producer: Marcial Huanca
• Farm: Finca Palmar
• Region: Caranavi, Bolivia
• Varietal: Java
• Process: Washed
• Harvest: 2025

INTRO
This washed Java from Marcial Huanca at Finca Palmar was depulped, fermented, and carefully dried to let the variety speak clearly. Honey sweetness opens the nose, followed by delicate white and yellow florals that drift through the cup with a soft, clean texture. In the cup: honey, white florals, and yellow florals.

THE PRODUCER
Marcial Huanca is a small-scale producer based in the community of 25 de Abril in the Caranavi growing region of Bolivia, and a member of Cooperative Mejillones. He's also a certified Q-grader who has judged at Cup of Excellence and Cup of Fair Trade competitions previously held in Bolivia, bringing technical depth to his farming well beyond the average smallholder. His focus on quality and direct involvement in the specialty market have made Finca Palmar a reliable source of clean, expressive lots from one of South America's most promising coffee regions.

Java is an Ethiopian landrace selection that travelled via Indonesia and Cameroon before reaching Central America, where it's now widely cultivated in specialty coffee. Genetically, it's classified as an Ethiopian landrace type rather than a true Typica, despite early reports. The variety produces elongated, bronze-tipped beans and is prized for disease tolerance and low input requirements.

THE PROCESS
This lot is Washed, a method that removes the fruit before fermentation and drying — allowing Java's naturally refined, soft sweetness and delicate floral accents to come through, building the honey and floral character that define this cup.

THE CUP
Delicate and clean — honey sweetness opens the nose, followed by soft white and yellow florals drifting through with a gentle texture. Acidity is very low, and the finish is gentle and round.

Flavour Notes
🍯 Honey 🌼 White Florals 🌼 Yellow Florals