La Mora - Francisca Cubillo, Costa Rica
La Mora - Francisca Cubillo, Costa Rica
Black honey, done by the woman who's been quietly changing how Costa Rica mills coffee for two decades — good enough that we put it on a plane instead of a boat.
Light
Mucilage Dried (Honey)
Deep & Complex
Tastes like: Mulberry Jam, Dried Cherry, Honeycomb
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La Mora - Francisca Cubillo, Costa Rica
Producer:
Francisca Cubillo mills her own coffee, which sounds small until you realize almost nobody else in Costa Rica was doing it when she started. Third-generation, organic-certified, and stubborn in the best way, she and Oscar Chacón at Beneficio Las Lajas have been rewriting how the country processes coffee since before it was fashionable to talk about it. We've been buying from Francisca since 2009, and her processing decisions have rippled out past her own farm to change how the rest of the country thinks about the mill.
Place:
Costa Rica pushes processing harder than almost anywhere else, and the cup proves it. The country's micro-mills pioneered honey processing and never sat still after that, working across Tarrazú, Central Valley, West Valley, and Brunca at 1,200 to 1,900 meters. Harvested November through March. Two coffees grown a mile apart here can taste like different countries, which is the whole reason to keep paying attention.
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20% Remains At Origin: 20% of retail price = $4.83 /340g - $5.60 /lb
20% Remains At Origin = The portion of the retail price that remained in the country of origin.
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Country Of Origin: Costa Rica
Partner Since: 2009
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