Costa Rica Las Lajas Perla Negra

Origin

• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica· Central Valley

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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An old friend makes an appearance on our shelves again! Coffees from the Las Lajas Micromill are beloved by the specialty coffee industry for decades for their leadership in microlotMicrolotA small, separately processed and traded parcel of coffee — often a single day's picking from one plot — kept apart because it's exceptional. production and coffee processing innovations. Perla Negra is a naturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. processing method developed by the Chacón’s. The ripe coffee fruit is dried on raised beds for a week under the sun then rested in the shade. After the shade drying period, the beans are transferred to a greenhouse to continue the dehydration while being moved twice a day. This drying process is very long and results in deep berry flavors and wine like acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it.. Fun fact: Perla Negra is the first microlot that Brioso ever purchased back in 2008! These coffees were created out of thinking creatively in a difficult situation. An earthquake cut off electricity and water to the mill during the harvest season forcing Francisca and Oscar to pivot their plans. Taking inspiration from coffee processing in Ethiopia, they built raised beds and created their first natural processed coffees, of which Brioso is proud to have purchased! The rest is simply history and we’ve been loving Perla Negra and all the wonderful coffees from the famed Las Lajas micromill for years and years. Origin – Costa Rica Region – Central Valley Farm – El Guachepelín VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. – H17 Process – Perla Negra Natural Table notes – Cola, cherry, apple cider