#9 Costa Rica
Natural Typica
Volcan Azul
Chocolate. Honey. Peach. Rosehip. Vanila.
The typica variety is the core/axil of the Arabica spices. It usually produces a very high cup quality - extremely nice and well rounded in the aftertaste.
Now a days it rare to explore this coffee at the farm as it is a low yield variety.
Its a full bodied coffee and ideal for both espresso and drip coffee. Low on acidity but still complex enough to make your heart beat for this smooth and velvety coffee.
There is only 350 kg of this lot/reserve from Volcan Azul, produced by Alejo Castro.
The coffee is havested in early jan until end of feb/start of marts and picked with a brix/sugar content between 19-21%.
Each coffee is hand picked and carefully selected by skilled farmers.
Alejo Castro and his parents Fernando and Vivian lives at the farm and work 24/7 whilst the harvest season in on. The wet mill and dry mill is located at the farm and is handled and controlled personally by Alejo Castro.
After the coffee is de-pulped the coffee undergoes a slow drying process in big tumble dryers for approx 24-36 hours which is crucial for an even cup quality. The second stage is a final drying on cement concrete.
Each cup is roasted for quality check at the farm and at Great Coffee on visits at the farm or in Aarhus before final purchase.
Variety | 100 % Arabica Typica |
Processing | Natural processed |
Land/Region | Costa Rica/West Valley |
Farmer | Alejo Castro/Volcan Azul |
Altitude | 1510 masl |
Cupping Score | 90 |
Roast Master, Quality cupper & Barista | Søren Stiller Markussen |