Costa Rica Tarrazu La Obediencia

This coffee comes from a producer named Ana Montero, whose family have long standing coffee roots in the Santa Rosa region of Tarrazu. Her coffee farm is called "La Obediencia, and is located in Santa Rosa Arriba, topping out around 1900 meters above sea level. At 56 hectares, her farm is sizable, planted with mostly Catuaí, a natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon that's common in Costa Rica. From farm management to processing the cherries, the business is kept within the family. Ana's cousin Kevin, takes care of processing the cherries at his neighboring mill, called Santa Rosa 1900. They use a mechanical demucilager to machine wash the coffee, leaving only a trace of fruit stuck to the seed. Though machine washed coffee bypasses fermentation, this is the equivalent of a "fully washed" coffee in Costa Rica. The cups offer balanced sweetness and acidity, with just a hint of fruit.