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Lilac Dream
PEACH ICED TEA | LEMON | APRICOT
If you used to drink our R3 filters, then this is the right coffee for you.
Lilac Dream is one of our most delicate coffees. It has a tea-like texture, stone fruit sweetness, underlying florals and orange juiciness. These will mostly be washed coffees from East Africa, but expect a few surprises from other countries that offer this flavour profile.
The coffee in Lilac Dream right now comes from an amazing coffee producer and an even better human. Our friend, Richard Granda in Ecuador. You can read more about Richard below.
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COFFEE GROWN IN THE ECUADOR JUNGLE
Richard was introduced to me by our common friend, and Colombian coffee producing legend Mauricio Shattah. I met Richard and his son, Richard Jr. back in Ecuador in 2022 and I was impressed by their humble demeanor. They, like many avantgarde Ecuador producers, are taking great care of their processing and using science and targeted cupping to hone in on the right processes for each variety they grow. I have since discovered that behind the humble demeanor of Richard Sr. is a coffee producing legend that is intent on changing the coffee communities in the impoverished region of Zamora.
This lot is 70% Typica Mejorado and 30% Typica. The coffee was processed with a 24 hour anaerobic fermentation in cherry, the coffee was then depulped and then fermented for another 36 hours. After all this, it was washed and dried on raised beds for 20 days.
Although Richard has been a coffee producer for decades, his farm in Zamora is pretty new. In 2018, Richard began planting coffee on this farm, called La Reserva. The farm sits around 1500m of elevation, a perfect altitude for coffee at this latitude. I respect both Richards (son and father) for their desire to make a social impact. In the surrounding areas in Zamora, hundreds of small producers sell their coffee to intermediaries who pay them pennies on the dollar and resell for a big profit. The Richards have been helping these producers by connecting them directly with buyers such as myself who will pay them what their coffee is worth and will allow them to begin thriving from the sale of their coffee.
The region of Zamora poses some challenges for coffee producers since it’s a jungle at lower elevations and very rainy and humid at higher elevations. But Richard used his years of experience planting new farms to ensure he provisioned for the weather and took advantage of the moisture in the right way. Only someone with lots of experience and Richard’s magic touch can pull this off. This year, they moved their processing off the farm to nearby Vilcabamba where it is dry and ideal for processing and drying coffees.
– Sebastian
PAIRS WELL WITH
I have been a customer of Phil And Sebastian since its inception . I have always been able to trust that I will get a product that tastes great . I was given good advice in the cafe on where to find the notes of R3 in the new branding and lilac dream fit perfectly. Well done
This roast is nice and light. Not too fruity not too sweet. Delightful is the best adjective here.
It is not exactly defined in its character. Not forgetful, not memorable.
However, you can never go wrong with a bag o' beans from Phil & Seb. It was still great coffee.
