THE FARM: Beneficio San Diego is the most modern mill in Costa Rica. It was established in 1888 and has been innovating ever since. Today Beneficio San Diego specializes in coffees from Tarrazú and Tres Ríos regions. The mill takes pride in striving for ever increasing efficiency and quality standards. At the same time it has taken a leading role in working with producers to ensure good community relations and sustainable production. This lot is honey processed. The honey process started in Costa Rica and has since spread to other countries in Central America. In this process some or all of the mucilage of the coffee cherry - or coffee honey - that coats the parchment is left on during the drying stage, giving the coffee a sweetness that resembles a natural.

OUR ROAST: The dry fragrance has a toasted sugar and nutty smell to it. The sweetness is convincing, with a mixture of fruit and honey. This aspect builds with hot water, a sweetness akin to barley malt syrup, with a hint of milk chocolate on the break.

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