COSTA RICA | El Kinkajou Cherry Reposado
Although it is a medium-light roast, it is a slightly lighter roast, and as the flavor comments suggest, it has a long-lasting sweetness that is reminiscent of warm colors, such as red apple, fig, and cherry.
■ FLAVOR COMMENT
Red Apple, Fig, Cherry, Lingering Sweetness
■ INFORMATION
This coffee is produced at the Sumava Micro Mill, which is managed by Francisco Mena, the CEO of EXCLUSIVE COFFEE, an exporter at the center of the Costa Rican specialty coffee scene. Francisco also visits the farm twice a week to personally check the growing and management of the coffee.
The coffee is grown in the West Valley, Naranjo, Alahue, Sumava Micro Mill, Monte Lourdes Farm, and Elkin Cajou region of Costa Rica.
The Monte Lourdes Farm, which mainly produces the Villasarch variety, a mutation of the Bourbon variety and is one of the origins of Costa Rica, uses an original refining method called "Cherry Reposado."
The Monte Lourdes Farm, which mainly produces the Villasarch variety, a mutation of the Bourbon variety and is one of the origins of Costa Rica, uses an original refining method called "Cherry Reposado."
The harvested cherries are divided into plastic containers and rested in a cool shade for 60 hours, after which the pulp is removed. This increases the sugar content in the cherries, producing a sweet, ripe coffee. After removing the pulp, the wet parchment is placed in a tank, and cold water, mucilage, and cascara are added for 24 hours of aerobic fermentation, after which it is dried and finished on an African bed for about 15 days.
This fermentation process uses cold water to prevent excessive fermentation, and by carrying out long fermentation, the aim is to accentuate the flavors from the mucilage and harmonize the different flavors from the cascara, resulting in a complex, deep flavor.
Country of Origin: Costa Rica
Area / West Valley, Naranjo
Farm name: Sumava Micromill, Monte Lourdes Farm, El Kinkajou
Producer: Francisco Mena
Variety / Villa-sarchi
Refining Method / Red Honey (Cherry Reposado)
Elevation / 1750m
Klopp / 2022/23
Roast level: Medium light (medium-light roast)
Area / West Valley, Naranjo
Farm name: Sumava Micromill, Monte Lourdes Farm, El Kinkajou
Producer: Francisco Mena
Variety / Villa-sarchi
Refining Method / Red Honey (Cherry Reposado)
Elevation / 1750m
Klopp / 2022/23
Roast level: Medium light (medium-light roast)