Philippines North Star Liberica Natural Dry

Liberica is known locally as kapeng barako, and many people only know it as a heavy, strong cup. This lot is a natural, roasted for filter, and it reads floral and fruit-led instead.

Estanislao Gepte grows it at North Star in Upi, Maguindanao, between 700 and 1,000 masl. The cherries are dried whole with the fruit on, which carries fruit sweetness into the bean. The farm received a silver award from AVPA in Paris in 2020.

Chrysanthemum and mandarin orange come first, then jackfruit, with honey at the finish.