Product Description

This lot from Sumava farm is a Milenio separation, a coffee variety bred for high productivity and positive cup traits when grown in high altitude zones (like Lourdes!). This lot presents pleasantly bright acidity, especially in the lighter roasts, an attributes that set it apart from many of the other Costa Rican coffee offers we tasted. Our City roast released sweet smells from the grinder that reminded us of buckwheat pancakes with a drizzle of honey and maple syrup. The honey note really comes through in the wet aroma, with sweet grain-like accents, warm honey on a bran muffin, and something akin to coffee cake crust made with brown sugar and cinnamon. The cup has very nice sweetness and acidity at lighter roast levels. Honey and unrefined sugar notes build a nice base flavor for brighter accents to pop out against. The perceived acidity is enlivened by hints of white grapefruit and sour lemon; bright, and clean to the finish. City+ roasts present a sweet/bittersweet dimension, like chocolate pudding with shaved cacao topping. We still picked up on citrus aspects too, but more like bittering citrus rind that juicy. This description is from the cupping notes of our coffee importer, Sweet Maria's

Cupping Score: 88.2
Region: West Valley
Grade: Solid Hard Bean (SHB)
Appearance: .2 d/300gr, 15-17 Screen
Importer: Sweet Maria's
Elevation: 1,650 - 1,750 meters


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