Cuba Serrano

FAMILY:
Rubiaceae

GENRE:
Coffea

SPECIES:
Arabica

VARIETY:
Criollo (Local variant of arabica typica)

ORIGIN: Sierra Maestra slopes in the southeastern part of the island.

ALTITUDE:
500-750 m. asl.

CRIVEL:
16

HARVESTING TIME:
October – November

PREPARATION:
By wet route with fermentation. It is then exposed to the sun for drying. A washed coffee is obtained.

DESCRIPTION:
Fine-textured hazelnut-colored cream. Intense aroma that preludes a willingness to “leave a trace.” Medium acidity, good body. It imposes itself with a marked persistence reminiscent of tobacco and walnut.