Origin and Farm Notes
Pulcal is an old coffee estate overlooking the colonial city of Antigua, and is situated at a range of 6000 feet in altitude. The farm dates to early colonial times (check out the neat tile crest in the first photo below), but coffee was planted in the late 1800's and first exported in 1918. The farm is said to have a unique micro-climate in the Antigua valley, as well as hillside exposure and well-draining soils. "Inteligente" refers to a specific block of the farm, planted in old Typica and Bourbon cultivar trees. It's all the way at the top and has the best sun exposure and ideal topography. Being at the highest point on the farm, the coffee from Inteligente ripens a little later than the rest. To form this lot, we cupped several small "day lots" (coffee lots that are kept separate by each delivery day), selecting those that had the best sweetness and brightness. The coffee is processed at the Bella Vista mill nearby. It's fully washed using their water conserving depulpers, and then dried in the indoor drying rooms on raised beds.
