XOXO: A Flirty Coffee

  Region Illimani, Caranavi, Bolivia Grown By The Valverde-Aramayo family and their team on Finca Rosita Elevation 1350 - 1740  masl Varieties Java Processing LOW O2 NATURAL Taste Notes Berry Truffle, Rose Bouquet, Queen of Hearts Sensory Cherry Cordial, Rose Blossom, Starlet, Red Carpet, “Rizz” as the kids say, Shimmery, Slick Importer Red Fox Coffee Merchants   Finca Rosita is a new-to-us producer in Illimani, Caranavi, Bolivia. With a 32-hectare operation respectably diversified in terms of varieties grown and processes executed, we wound up picking a pair of gems from them for their first season gracing our menu. One of those gems is a washed Catuai that makes simply superb espresso, and the other one is…  X O X O 2 0 2 5 A low-oxygen dry-process rendition of the Java variety that is unabashedly beguiling, fun, and yes — flirty. But wholesome heads FEAR NOT! The backstory here is about as pure of heart as it gets: named in honor of the matriarch of the Val