FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.
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- 01The name on the bagMexico, Rancho La Perla, Antonia Fuentes
- 02The brandNot disclosed
- 03The roaster
- 04The variety
- 05The farm
- 06The farmer
- 07The regionSierra Sur, Oaxaca
- 08The country
Antonia Fuentes and her family operate the Rancho La Perla farm in the Sierra Sur region, where they manage all aspects of coffee production from harvest to drying. The family utilizes traditional methods refined over many seasons to ensure high-quality, small-batch results.
Sightglass Coffee is a San Francisco-based roaster that emphasizes direct relationships with growers and views coffee as both an art form and a means of connection. They focus on sourcing high-quality, seasonally available single-origin coffees.
A small-volume family lot whose harvesting, wet processing and drying are all completed at home. The current Sightglass page documents Antonia’s hands-on control from ripe-cherry selection through weather-responsive patio drying.
WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?
Antonia and her family pick only ripe cherries.
The coffee is pulped at the family farm on the day of harvest.
The pulped coffee ferments overnight before washing.
Antonia supervises a slow patio dry and adjusts the coffee by hand as weather shifts.
Nothing is added; this is a traditional washed coffee.
No fruit, flavoring or fermentation culture is disclosed.
Careful selection and controlled drying support clarity, sweetness and a clean Typica expression.
Pear and apricot over toffee-like sweetness, with red-fruit and soft caramel impressions.
- · https://sightglasscoffee.com/products/mexico-rancho-la-perla-antonia-fuentes-copy
- · https://dispatchcoffee.ca/collections/coffee/products/antonia-fuentes
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