Costa Rica – El Cuzuco - Natural

£14.54

Taste notes of dark cherries, red wine, prunes, dark chocolate, round and velvety body.

Description

SWEET & FRUITY

Origin: Costa Rica
Region: Tarrazu
Producer: Hellen Mora
Altitude: 1700 meters above sea level
Variety: Caturra
Process: Natural
Roast level: Medium roast
SCA Score: 86.00 points


This hidden gem is found under the Dragon’s hill and is one of the only few Tarrazu’s sub-region without phone reception!

After generations of passion, hard work and taking the best care possible of his farms, Don William was not comfortable with selling his coffee cherries at the end of each harvest to the market price at a current point in time.

To him the solution was obvious: add value by process his own coffee.

Finding a loan to purchase a wet mill, an enormous investment, was almost impossible. Only offers of above 14% interests were on the table.

Giving up was not an option, therefore, in 2015 he decided to continue selling the lowest quality of his harvest to pump his cash-flow and specialise on natural processing of the best quality cherries - a bold move, as over-fermentations could have meant a tremendous monetary cost!

Don William named his mill after his second daughter Hellen, who was only 20 years old and was helping him half time on this adventure, as the other half time she was being a mother.

Finding new clients was a challenge. Nonetheless, because they achieved to produce outstanding and mind-blowing profiles, the demand for their coffees has exceeded supply!

For these reasons, we are extremely honoured and proud to present this beautiful coffee and life story to you!

Roast info

This coffee is roasted for espresso, meaning that it will present with higher intensity, rich texture and sweetness, lower acidity and more distinct caramelization flavours. Espresso roasts have higher solubility, meaning that you will be able to access the coffee flavours with more ease. Even though it is more suited for espresso machines and mokka pots, you can definitely enjoy it in any other method as well if you're looking for a richer cup. Espresso roasts are at their best starting from 2 weeks from the roast date, so take your time with it.

Use and storage

We recommend you enjoy this coffee within 3 months of the roasting date.
Store in a dry and cool place, between +16 and +25 degrees.

Sustainable Coffee Trading

This coffee's cycle from farm to your cup has been one of honesty and hard work. We source our coffees from producers that use environmentally-friendly growing practices, roast it so that it's consistently good, package it in materials that either recycle or can be refilled and deliver the coffee with emissions in mind. Sustainability is one of our core values, and the path of our coffee demonstrates that.

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