Familia Morales Rivera - Wet Process - 2023

Coffees from this award-winning producing family are among the finest coffees we get the privilege to taste each time they grace our menu. With abundant aromatics of stone fruit and white grape on the nose, this beautifully complex cup introduces clear flavors of watermelon, guava, and apricot in the cup, with a crisp floral quality reminiscent of spearmint present throughout.

The Familia Morales Rivera - Wet Process - 2023 is a recent offering from Passenger Coffee. This lot is produced by the Familia Morales Rivera and utilizes a wet process, a technique where the fruit flesh is removed from the coffee cherry before drying. Understanding the impact of this method is essential for any enthusiast, as processing methods significantly influence the final cup profile by shaping how the bean interacts with its environment during fermentation and drying.

In the cup, this coffee presents a vibrant array of flavors, including stone fruit, white grape, watermelon, guava, apricot, and a refreshing hint of spearmint. When evaluating such a complex profile, it can be helpful to reference a flavor wheel to better categorize these distinct sensory experiences. While wet-processed coffees are often celebrated for their clean, bright acidity and clarity, each specific harvest reflects the unique conditions and careful stewardship of the producers behind the crop.