Bright and floral. Notes of citrus, dark chocolate and a soft floral lift.
Product source
Producer
Lourdes Aligo
Process
Natural
Type
Arabica
Variety
Typica
Roast
Medium
Altitude
1,500 masl
Origin
Sagada, Mountain Province
Flavor
Citrus, dark chocolate & floral
Damsing
Damsing sits high in the Cordillera, where Typica has grown among mixed gardens since the late nineteenth century. Lourdes Aligo — Mama Lourdes to those who work with her — farms without synthetic fertilisers or pesticides, intercropping her coffee the way her family has for generations. The altitude and long dry season bring a natural sweetness worth the climb.
Dried whole, out of the afternoon sun
The cherries are picked ripe and dried whole on raised beds, turned by hand and moved out of the afternoon sun to slow the process. Lourdes works the harvest with her children, passing on techniques handed down through generations. It is patient work that draws out the citrus and dark chocolate in the cup, roasted medium to keep the fruit and florals in balance.
It took a few brews to find the right grind, but once I did the cup opened up. Citrus and cocoa, very balanced.
Rated 5/5 out of 5
Floral and clean
Jasmine on the nose and a long, sweet finish. Easy to dial in on my V60. Proof that Cordillera coffee sits alongside anything I have bought from abroad.
Rated 5/5 out of 5
Our house coffee now
We go through a kilo a month between the two of us. It is consistent bag to bag, and the whole beans arrive well sealed and recently roasted.
Rated 4/5 out of 5
Lovely black, hindi gaano with milk
Kapag black, bright at layered, with a clear orange note. Pero kapag may milk, nawawala ang citrus and it turns quite plain. So now I drink it black.
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Rated 5/5 out of 5
A good reason to slow down
I brew this on Sunday mornings when there is time to pay attention. Clean, sweet and gently floral. Knowing it comes from a named farmer in Sagada matters to me.
Rated 5/5 out of 5
Bright without being sharp
Citrus first, then a dark chocolate middle that keeps it grounded. The floral note shows up as it cools. I have reordered it three times now.
