Costa Rica ENTRE RÍOS Espresso
Costa Rica ENTRE RÍOS Espresso
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Blend Name:
- Costa Rica ENTRE RÍOS Espresso
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Altitude:
- 1001 - 1500
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Tasting Note:
Every year we wait impatiently for the coffees from Aquiares, Costa Rica to arrive. And this is our flagship, Entre Rios. With this cup we enjoy a very round, balanced and unctuous body. Aromatic, with notes of orange and dates. It is sweet, with notes of chocolate and caramel, and has a long, slightly fruity cherry aftertaste.
About:
Aquiares is owned by Diego Robelo and his family, and located on the slopes of the Turrialba volcano at 1400 MASL, it is the largest coffee plantation in a single block in Costa Rica. The land is bisected by several watercourses that connect the two large rivers that surround the farm, the Turrialba and the Aquiares. It is a majestic natural setting where a small pre-Columbian community lived hundreds of years ago and vestiges of which can still be found. This is the ninth consecutive year in which we have worked together and the eighth in which we have made a direct deal.
We negotiate the price directly with Diego and he acts as the exporter, so the commission also stays on the farm. We also import it ourselves, hiring the container directly from Costa Rica to Barcelona.
Process: Washed
First, floating cherries and unripe fruit are removed. Optimum quality and heavy cherries are pulped using a "Penagos DCV 306". The mucilage is removed mechanically using a "Penagos delva", before the cherries are taken to the tanks for partial fermentation (6 hours). Pre-drying is done in a "Centriflux" machine before sending to the drying area.
Mechanical drying: 32 hours of drying in "Guardiola", range 45º-55ºC. Two 2-hour breaks during the day ensure slow and uniform drying of all the beans.
Stored in parchment for a minimum of two months before preparation and packed in 69 kg GrainPro bags in jute.
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