San Isidro Labrador - Washed Process - 2025

Origin

Tasting notes

Johel Monge Naranjo established Hacienda San Isidro Labrador during the 2014-2015 harvest season, just a few years after investing in the planting of thousands of geshaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. and typicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against. plants on the farms tended by him and his son, Mathias, in the Los Santos region of San José province. Since then, their gesha lots have placed in the top ten of the Costa Rican Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums. competition for the past five consecutive years, with a 1st place overall win achieved in 2023. This particular lot exhibits balanced flavors of plum, raw honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural., and marmalade, with complex florals reminiscent of spearmint and jasmine in the finish.