Paloma - Costa Rica Finca San Luis Perla Negra Filter 250 g

Origin: Costa Rica

Region: Central Valley

Farm : Las Lajas

Processing: Perla Negra

Variety: Catuai, Caturra

Altitude: 1400 - 1600 m a.s.l.

Cupping score: 87 / 100

ABOUT THE FARM

Oscar and Francisca Chacón are third-generation coffee producers, but coffee for them is more than just a family tradition—it is also a part of their hearts and souls. The couple places great importance on quality and innovation, and they are among the first producers in Costa Rica to start producing Honey and Natural processed specialty coffees. In 2005, after years of delivering coffee cherries to cooperatives at the prevailing market price, they decided to join the then-emerging "micromill revolution" and bought their own depulper. This gave them greater control over both the coffee's quality and the price they received for their lots.

"At first, we didn't know what we were doing," Oscar explains. "We were just experimenting." Those experiments led to the creation of some of the most exciting and unique flavor profiles we have ever had the chance to sample. Today, the Chacóns produce a wide range of Honey-processed coffees, adjusting the drying time to achieve different results in the cup.

Further innovations were forced upon the family by unexpected events. In 2008, an earthquake left their area without electricity and access to water during the harvest. Unable to run their depulpers or wash away the pulp, which was necessary for producing Washed coffees, Francisca drew on her knowledge of African coffee production methods and quickly built raised drying beds on the farm.

Store in a dry and cool place.