This coffee is a delicious balance of fruity tartness and creamy sweetness. When brewed manually (e.g. on french press or kalita), the fruit notes are enhanced. Think cranberry, watermelon, and lime, which roll nicely with the citric acidity of this coffee. This coffee is also clean and delicate, with a caramelized sugar finish. It plays well with cream and is very juicy and sweet in espresso form, hitting a cranberry or Sweet Tart flavor with a slightly longer extraction time.
Grown at 1800 masl in the Brunca region of Costa Rica, where la cuiscana, native fire ants, frequent the coffee rows, these coffee cherries were meticulously selected based on BRIX levels to achieve a high sugar concentration. Dried naturally, the coffee cherries undergo a 4-6 day fermentation stage between drying sessions on raised beds.