Costa Rica | Hacienda Colima | Caturra | Natural | Espresso | 250g

Origin

• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica· Central Valley

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Region: Barva Volcano, Alajuela, Central Valley Elevation: 1500 masl About: Hacienda Colima has been in the Castro-Kahle family since the 1840s and is today managed by Alejo Kahle Castro, a fifth - generation producer. Alejo is a master of his craft and has placed multiple times in 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.. Hacienda Colima sits high on the slopes of the Barva Volcano in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, an area famous for producing incredible coffee. The Hacienda primarily grows sugar cane , but this continues to shift as demand for its coffee grows. Conservation is important to the Castro-Kahle family, and they have acquired 1500 hectares of rainforest for ecological preservation in the areas where they grow their coffee . This lot was processed using a traditional 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. method where whole cherries are sun-dried on patios. This has created a coffee with red berry and tropical fruit notes.