Costa Rica – Cascara


C13856

Costa Rica – Cascara C13856


Specs:

Source:

Costa Rica

Region:

Llano Bonito de Naranjo

Farm:

Santa Lucía and Anonos

Variety:

Caturra, Catuai, Villalobos

Altitude:

1700 masl

Notes:

"Complex, tart, fruity, fresh and clean; five berry dark red brew."

Price/Bag:

$11.34 per lb

$100.00 per 4 KG box

Out of stock


Background:

"Cascara" means "husk" in Spanish, and is the word used to describe the dried pulp of the coffee cherry once it is removed from the seed, which is sometimes used to make a kind of tea-like infusion. The flavorof the drink that cascara makes is rather unique: a little floral, a little fruity, and a little pulpy or raisiny.

This cascara comes from coffees harvested at two farms in Llano Bonito de Naranjo, which were processed at the Helsar Micromill in collaboration with the University of Costa Rica. While most cascara that is on the market has not been commercially produced (and therefore can contain high quantities of debris, contaminants, foreign matter, and chemicals), this coffee was selected specifically for processing this way: The cherry pulp was collected, washed, pasteurized, and dried using food-grade technology and to particular standards. Organic testing on this lot of cascara has proved it to be clean and safe to use.

For more information about coffee production in Costa, Rica, visit our Costa Rica page.


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