COSTA RICA CORDILLERA DE FUEGO MICROLOT {Medium-Light Roast}

TASTING NOTES: Astonishingly sweet, fruity and juicy. A round, balanced cup without overwhelming acidity. Sugary, berry sweetness that blossoms as the coffee cools. Blueberries. Raspberries. Mandarin Orange. Cinnamon.

ABOUT THE COFFEE

The owner and founder of Cordillera de Fuego is don Luis Campos. Since 1984 don Luis has been experimenting with different coffee processing techniques and invented methods such as the termico and anaerobic process. In addition to leading innovative new processing techniques, the farm joined NAMA (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions) in 2017 with the objective to reduce emissions of green house gases within the coffee sector. The farm’s main offices and wet mill run off solar power.

The Termico process is a new, experimental coffee process that enhances the natural sweetness and fruit flavors of the coffee. The process starts by selecting the cherries when they are at their ripest allowing them to have a high sugar content. The semi-washed coffee is then heated with some of the coffee mucilage left on the bean. The exposure to the heat starts to break down the natural sugars of the coffee cherries, which partially caramelizes them. Creating an exceptionally sweet, low acid cup.

I roast this coffee to a City + or Medium Light Roast