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A black stoneware bowl of unroasted coffee beans on travertine over a gold-coloured tray, with coffee leaves behind. Green coffee in a jute bag Catalogue page 15, Café y Ciencia
[03] Reserve

Valle Cru

Café y Ciencia

Pink Bourbon, honey processed with “Hops Must”: a fresh, green profile with kiwi, green apple, sage and green guava, along with white flowers and honey.

Variety
Pink Bourbon
Processing
Honey, Hops Must
Farm
DARU Farm
Producer
Darveris Rivas
Region
Mérida
Altitude
2,020 m
  • honey
  • kiwi
  • green apple
  • sage
  • green guava
  • white flowers

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About this coffee

Valle Cru is one of two Reserve profiles whose processing the producer calls “Honey, Hops Must”. The variety is Pink Bourbon from DARU Farm in Mérida, grown at 2,020 metres according to Darveris Rivas. Its catalogue code is G01.

The profile is strikingly fresh: kiwi, green apple, sage and green guava, along with white flowers and honey. A bright acidity and a silky body give it support, and the aftertaste lingers. The sister profile Malus IPA shows how the same method turns out with a Bourbon.

SensorySpecificationsOriginProcessingQualityDocumentsSamples and delivery

Aroma wheel

The families in which the catalogue names aromas. Coloured segments mark documented families, without intensity.

documentednot named

Documented aroma families

  • Fruit kiwi, green apple, green guava
  • Floral white flowers
  • Sweetness honey
  • Spice and herbs sage

Taste profile

Acidity
bright
Body
silky
Aftertaste
lingering
Overall impression
not stated

Descriptive statements by the producer. No point values exist for this profile, so there is no scale. Source: Café y Ciencia catalogue, page 15

Specifications

Honey processes using the producer’s “Ultrasonic Process” and “Hops Must”.

Product

Product
Valle Cru
Coffee type
Green coffee
Collection
Café y Ciencia
Catalogue line
03 · Reserve
Catalogue number
10
Catalogue code
G01

Origin

Producer
Darveris Rivas
Farm
DARU Farm
Region
Mérida
Country
Venezuela
Altitude
2,020 m according to the producer’s catalogue

Green coffee

Variety
Pink Bourbon
Processing
Honey, Hops Must
Notes
honey, kiwi, green apple, sage, green guava, white flowers
Availability
Availability and samples on request

Not stated in the catalogue: harvest year, lot, cup score, quantity, price. Source: Café y Ciencia catalogue, page 15

Location of the state of Mérida in VenezuelaThe marked area is the state, not the location of a farm.

Map base: geoBoundaries gbOpen, Venezuela ADM1 (simplified), from data by OCHA Venezuela and the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Origin and producer

Darveris Rivas grows the coffee in Mérida, in the Andes of western Venezuela. Farm and altitude are as stated in the catalogue.

Altitude
0 m 1,000 m 2,000 m 3,000 m 2,020 m

Producer’s statement in the catalogue

Darveris Rivas · DARU Farm

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Processing

The designation in the catalogue and what the method means in general.

producer’s designation
Honey, Hops Must
Honey
After pulping, part of the mucilage stays on the parchment and dries with it. The sticky, sugary mucilage stays partly or largely on the seed and dries with it. Honey is the name of the method and does not mean that bee honey is added.
Hops Must
Fermentation with a must to which, by the method’s name, hops are added. The catalogue gives no recipe. The name refers to hops and to must. The name links the method to a process liquid but gives no recipe. The product name Malus IPA does not show that beer is added.
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Quality and laboratory

No test or laboratory report exists for this profile. The information comes from the producer’s catalogue and is not an evaluation.

No values for sugar, caffeine, fat or pH are documented for this profile. Sensory sweetness and °Brix do not replace such an analysis.

Documents and evidence

Each document with issuer, date and scope: what it shows for this product and what it does not.

The evidence at a glance

Where each statement about this profile comes from. The documents themselves follow below.

StatementContentEvidence
Catalogue sourceCafé y Ciencia catalogue, Page 15Catalogue, page 15
VarietyPink BourbonCatalogue, page 15
ProcessingHoney, Hops MustCatalogue, page 15
Sensoryhoney, kiwi, green apple, sage, green guava, white flowersCatalogue, page 15
FarmDARU FarmCatalogue, page 15
ProducerDarveris RivasCatalogue, page 15
AwardsNo award is documented for this namenot documented
AnalysesNo product specific lab analysis publishednot documented

Technical data

Original sources

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Questions from business customers

Who is the offer for?

Roasters, importers and distributors, hospitality and hotels, and retail. Green coffee is aimed at roasters and importers, the two roasted coffees at hospitality, offices and retail.

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