Café Monteverde Natural

Origin

• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica

Tasting notes

Character

• Comforting
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• Funky
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Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Strawberry Jam, Almond, Pink Lemonade Roast: Medium It’s been several years since we’ve sourced 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. dry-processed coffee from the producers of Café Monteverde in Costa Rica, and this year’s lot was worth the wait. Bursting with tropical sweetness and jammy fruit notes, it impressed us from the very first cuppingCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees.. This coffee is selectively handpicked at peak ripeness, then dried as whole cherries (fruit and bean together) on raised beds under the sun. During this slow drying process, the coffee seeds absorb vibrant, fruity character from the pulp. Once fully dried, the cherries are milled to remove the outer layers and reveal the green coffeeGreen coffeeUnroasted coffee seeds as they are traded and shipped. Roasters buy green and roast locally; 'green buying' is the sourcing side of the craft. inside. The result is an exceptionally sweet, complex, and fruit-forward natural process coffee. Since 1989, Montana Coffee Traders has purchased Monteverde coffee direct from farmers, always at a premium price independent of the market, as part of our commitment to the long-term success of the farm. This coffee directly supports the community in Monteverde, enabling them to invest in social programs, environmental initiatives, and local projects. Always Fair and Direct. Learn more about Café Monteverde here !