Costa Rica El Guachipelin

And our favorite coffee-producing family from Costa Rica returns! This year marks 10 years since we met the Chacon’s, and at this point, we’ve probably purchased nearly 20 lots from them. This is a full natural, single farm coffee from the Sabanilla de Alajuela region in the Central Valley. Red grape, Cabernet, ganache, black cherry. Caturra and Catuai varieties.

Country: Costa Rica

Region: Sabanilla de Alajuela, Central Valley

Micromill: Las Lajas

Farm: El Guachipelin

Farmers: Oscar and Francisca Chacon

Altitude: 1400-1600 m.

Varieties: Caturra and Catuai

Processing method: Perla Negra; A full natural process, with 10 days of whole cherry, full sun patio drying, 3 days of rest, then finished in shade on raised beds.

Tasting notes: Red grape, Cabernet, ganache, black cherry