{"product_id":"cafe-rustiko-lourdes-yescas-las-delicias-san-juan-juquila-vijanos-sierra-norte-oaxaca","title":"Café Rústiko — Lourdes Yescas — Las Delicias, San Juan Juquila Vijanos, Sierra Norte, Oaxaca","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-22d8bf79-7fff-d4ff-c4d0-5f9c9968feed\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSierra Norte · 1,500m · Marsellesa \u0026amp; Sarchimor · Experimental Cherry-Maceration Washed (36h Ferment) · 86.25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLas Delicias sits in Oaxaca's Sierra Norte, in the municipality of San Juan Juquila Vijanos — mountain country, 1,500 meters up, where the cloud settles over the rows most mornings before it burns off. This is where Lourdes Yescas grows coffee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe varieties in this coffee are Marsellesa and Sarchimor, hybrids bred for resistance to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eroya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the leaf rust that tore through southern Mexico's coffee belt starting in 2012. It's a practical choice, not a romantic one. What happens after the cherry comes off the tree is where the interesting work starts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe process is experimental, the whole ripe cherry goes into a wooden \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebatea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — no de-pulping first — for a 36-hour fermentation before then being pulped, fully washed, and cleaned. Fermenting the whole cherry prior to de-pulping pulls more of the fruit's sugar and bright acidity into the bean; it's a process that can go wrong as easily as it goes right, here it went right: \u003cstrong\u003e86.25 points\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrying happens with equal care — the washed parchment is spread on raised wooden beds across a tin roof and turned by hand until the moisture sits exactly where it needs to be. As you can see from the photos, this coffee was handled with much love by Lourdes,  and roasted with much care by Yez and the entire team at Café Rústiko in the heart of Oaxaca.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn the cup, that fermentation shows as layered fruit rather than a single note. Lime and grapefruit sit up front; underneath, dried fig carries a concentrated sweetness, while peach rounds out the middle with the softer note of stone fruit. It's a spread a standard washed process rarely pulls out of these two varieties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lourdes Yescas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Las Delicias, San Juan Juquila Vijanos, Oaxaca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sierra Norte\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1,500 masl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Marsellesa, Sarchimor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Experimental Cherry-Maceration Washed — 36h whole-cherry fermentation in wooden batea before pulping and washing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCupping Score:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 86.25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Syntrophy Coffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67783530840368,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/9538\/8720\/files\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-09-14_at_15.40.10.jpg?v=1789422140","url":"https:\/\/www.syntrophycoffee.com\/products\/cafe-rustiko-lourdes-yescas-las-delicias-san-juan-juquila-vijanos-sierra-norte-oaxaca","provider":"Syntrophy Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}