Finca Rosita is a new-to-us producer in Illimani, Caranavi, Bolivia. With a 32-hectare operation respectably diversified in terms of varieties grown and processes executed, we wound up picking a pair of gems from them for their first season gracing our menu. One of those gems is a washed Catuai that makes simply superb espresso, and the other one is… 

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A low-oxygen dry-process rendition of the Java variety that is unabashedly beguiling, fun, and yes — flirty. But wholesome heads FEAR NOT! The backstory here is about as pure of heart as it gets: named in honor of the matriarch of the Valverde-Aramayo family — Rosa Angelica Aramayo — this family has been deeply involved in agriculture for generations. The father of the farm’s current primary operators was an early COE winner in the Bolivian coffee community, and instrumental in “bridging the gap between the private sector, government, and cooperatives, and contributed greatly to the development of the Bolivian specialty coffee market,” as quoted directly from the farm’s website.

This particular selection is floral, red, shimmery and slick, reeking of romance without remotely trying too hard — a balance that we all know is wildly difficult to pull off. Lovingly branded with a fresh illustration and given the EXTRA TOUCH of tiny shimmery hearts stuck onto the bags with SERIOUSLY OUR VERY OWN FINGERS FOR REAL, this is an extremely special offering that is perfect for anyone who has ever loved, lost, lusted, listed (as in made lists of things), lofted (lived in a loft), or, frankly, lived. At all.

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