COSTA RICA | Finca Matilde | San Roque | Anaerobic Natural

Origin

• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica· West Valley

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

The Aguilera Brothers have established themselves as a coffee growing dynasty in the West Valley region of Costa Rica. The 12 siblings have been growing coffee in the region for over 60 years, with a focus on specialty for the last two decades. Finca Matilde is run by Dylan Aguilera and his father, Bernabe. Dylan has effectively been in the coffee industry his entire life, and about 10 years ago started working in the family business. Recently, Dylan took 1 st place in the Costa Rica Cup Tasters Competition and went on to represent Costa Rica at the World Championship. San Roque (also known as San Roque Kenia or Kenia) is a mutation of Kenyan 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. SL-28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness., that first occurred in Costa Rica, and has since been distributed to many producers throughout the country. Similar to SL-28, San Roque has a bright fruit 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., with a complexity similar to cola.