Costa Rica – Microlot – Don Sabino Micromill – Finca La Paila – Catuai – Natural

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Costa Rica – Microlot – Don Sabino Micromill – Finca La Paila – Catuai – Natural B24103

Specs:

Source:

Costa Rica

Region:

Central Valley

Farm:

Don Sabino Micromill

Variety:

Catuai

Elevation:

1300–1600 MASL

Processing:

Natural

Notes:

"Fresh blackberry, cacao, and cooked citrus flavors with tart acidity and syrupy sweetness."

Score:

85 points

Price/Bag:

$8.86 per lb

$390.00 per bag
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30 in stock

Quantity:

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Background:

Microlot

Microlots from Costa Rica are typically sourced from producers who have invested not only in growing their farms, but also in building and operating their own processing facilities, typically called "micromills." Micromills typically yield fewer than 1,000 bags annually, and are often independently owned by a family or small group of producers. Microlots in Costa Rica are separated out based on differentiated characterizations such as processing, variety, or some other aspect. Microlots carry the highest quality as well as the highest level of traceability.

Our Costa Rican office in the capital city of San José: Oxcart Coffee – Cafe Imports Latin America, a full-service import-export operation that allows us to work directly with growers, build better connections and keep a closer eye on the quality and logistics of all coffee shipments leaving Costa Rica bound for Cafe Imports’ sales offices around the globe.

Don Sabino Micromill

Don Sabino Micromill is a father-son project that produces meticulous coffees in what seems like "simple" conditions but with incredible care and attention to detail.

Though the mill was established in 2011, Steven Vargas and his father have both been in coffee their whole lives. They own several plots of farmland in the area, where they grow a number of different varieties: Villa Sarchi is their primary crop, but they also grow Catuai, Caturra, Gesha, SL-28, and a small amount of Mokka. For several of the mill's early years, the Vargas drying beds were full of only Naturals. But lately, Steven is attempting a small amount of Honey coffee as well, “because Luis likes it,” he says of Luis Arocha, the senior green-coffee buyer for Oxcart Coffee: Cafe Imports Latin America, who is based out of the office in San José.

The Don Sabino micromill manages the farms El Apostol, El Orvo, El Llamarón, and La Roca.

Details by Farm

Finca El Apóstol: San Jerónimo, Central Valley, Alajuela

  • 8 hectares
  • Varieties: SL-28, Villa Sarchi, Pacamara, Catuai
  • Altitude: 1400 masl
  • Harvest period: August to February
  • In the family for 5 generations

 

Finca El Orvo: Fraijanes, Central Valley, Alajuela

  • 10 hectares
  • Varieties: SL-28, Villa Sarchi, Catuai, Obata, Gesha
  • Altitude: 1600 masl
  • Harvest period: October to March
  • In the family for 5 generations

 

Finca El Llamarón: Fraijanes, Central Valley, Alajuela

  • 10 hectares
  • Varieties: SL-28
  • Altitude: 1500 masl
  • Harvest period: October to March
  • In the family for 5 generations

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