There's a rush of black tea with a spoonful of honey in it. The honey adds a delicate floral sweetness as it finishes and then a soft, fresh blackberry note comes in on the aftertaste.
The Arbar micromill is located in the Western Valley region near to the town of Lourdes de Naranjo. It's located at 1,600 meters above sea level and processes mostly Caturra, Catuai + a tiny bit of Villa Sarchi, there are also plans to plant some small micro-lots too in the future.
This coffee comes from a farm called El Manantial which is one of four farms in the surrounding area run by Carlos Arrieta and his family. The other three are La Casa, La Isla, and El Oasis.
- Country: Costa Rica
- Region: Western Valley
- Area: Lourdes de Naranjo
- Producer: Carlos Arrieta
- Farm: El Manantial
- Micromill: Arbar
- Elevation: 1,600 m.a.s.l.
- Varieties: Villa Sarchi
- Process: Yellow Honey
- FILTER RECIPE
- Suggested method: V60
Dose: 15.5g
Water: 250ml
Time: 3 mins
ESPRESSO RECIPE - Dose: 20g
Yield: 49g
Time: 26 secs
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When Carlos and his family started selling to us, it gave them a chance to try new things; the prices that we pay gave them the opportunity to take bigger risks. One of the ways they did this was by trying small plantings of new varietals including Bourbon, Kenya (SL28) and Geisha which we are really excited to welcome back again in the future.