Country of Origin: Costa Rica 

Farm: Brumas del Zurqui Micromill

Region: Heredia, Central Valley

Altitude: 1400-1800 MASL

Varietal: Caturra

Process: Natural

What were tasting: Rich dark chocolate and juicy black cherry, lifted by a bright lime acidity and a velvety, vanilla sweetness. Deliciously complex as a black coffee, but when paired with milk, it transforms into a decadent black forest gateau in a cup.

A little about: The Beneficio Brumas Del Zurqui micromill is located in the Central Valley region of Costa Rica. Its valley location is optimal for growing a broad variety of coffee types. The mill is managed and run by Juan Ramon Alvarado Rodriguez and his family, who are fourth generation coffee producers. Juan has spent the last 20 years inovating and upgrading their processing methods and infrastructure.  Whilst also building a cupping laboratory and roastery to ensure they can maintain quality.

Juan encourages the roasters who buy his coffee to roast with intention and wake up feeling motivated, cheerful, and with a desire to live and have new experiences! He hopes that the values and love of coffee he cultivates on the farm will be carried all the way through the pipeline from seed to cup. We kept this in mind when selecting and roasting this coffee, and are exceptional proud of the resulting cup.