KB Costa Rica El Trapiche Whole Bean

8.8oz / 250g Whole Bean
Notes: Rum, Grapefruit, Red Berry Syrup, Oranges, Milk Chocolate
Region: Tarrazu, Los Santos
Producer: William Mora, El Trapiche
Varietal: Caturra
Process: Natural
Elevation: 1600 - 1800 m
 
From KB:
 
"Hidden away on the slopes of the Tarrazu region is the Mora family's Agropecuario Hellen washing station. Focusing solely on natural coffee, the Hellen family uses their magnificent plantations growing in the fertile, temperate lands of Paritilla to create these coffees each year.
 
It's quite impressive what this family was able to accomplish with so little. To our knowledge, they were one of the first families and micro-washing projects to truly risk their crop and push natural fermentation.
 
The family has owned this 2-hectare farm for a long time. Hellen and her family planted coffee on this land about 10 years ago, and it's located at an altitude of 1,700 meters above sea level.
 
Hellen and her father, William, usually go to the farm and collect the coffee that their pickers hand-picked in the afternoon.
 
Then they take the truck full of cherries to the washing station where the cherries are sorted. After that, they move the cherries to raised beds to dry them.
 
They pile the coffee on the raised beds and leave it there overnight. The next day, they spread the coffee over the entire surface of the beds in a thin layer for the first few days, then once the pulp is completely dry, they put it back in thicker layers to dry more slowly."