Costa Rica | Finca La Angelina | Villa Sarchi | Honey | Filter | 250g

Origin

• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet
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Region: Naranjo, Alajuela, Central Valley Elevation: 1450 masl About: Finca La Angelina is owned by the Aguilera Brothers, 12 brothers and sisters who work their mill and farms themselves, with their only hired labour being pickers during the harvest. The Finca was founded in 2006 and is in the West Valley coffee-growing region, an area famous for producing quality. Most of their coffee is of the Villa Sarchi 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. due to it being native to the area. Villa Sarchi 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. dwarf mutation of BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. that was discovered in the 1950s. It is well adapted to high altitudes and has been an important breeding variety. This specific lot was processed via the red 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. method, where the coffee cherries are pulped and then dried in small piles until the parchment turns a deep red. This increases sweetness and bodyBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method., and uses no water, so it is better for the environment.