5/24/2016

Finca Las Lajas ~ Black Honey

Beans: Finca Las Lajas ~ Black Honey
Roaster: Home roasitng 
Roasting Degree: City
Origin/Area:  Sabanilla de Alajuela, Central Valley, Costa Rica
Grade: SHB
Screen: N/A
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 1,300-1,600m
Variety: Yellow Catura, Red catuai, Villa sarchi, Catura, SL28 
Process: Black honey
※ BRIX: 15 above, Organically grown

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 5
Acidity: 3
Bitterness: 3
Richness: 3
※Grade 1 to 5
【Impression】
Medium light, clean, fruity, grape, touch of winy feeling, red, Cabernet Sauvignon, mellow, blackcurrant, sheer eucalyptus, a touch of mint, soothing, light and clean, complex but light and refined clean aroma, full bodied, rich mouth-feel, soothing texture, clean, mellow but juicy, light weight, sheer acidity, rhubarb, well balanced sweetness, clean but layered sweetness, musucovado sugar, fruity touch, gooseberry, blackcurrant, Concord-like, touch of mint, green, light sheer sweetness and fruity-ness mouth-feel as a long lasting aftertaste.


【Note】
The Chacón Family has been growing coffee at Las Lajas for over 80 years and became organically certified farm in 2000, one of only a handful of farms in Costa Rica to be officially certified organic at that time.  Oscar Chacón, the third generation of this farm, began organic farming 30 yrs ago due to his loss of his father cased by pesticide.  At Finca Las Lajas, cherries are matured on tree and maturity are assessed by BRIX.  This technique enables them to manage stability in quality as well as flavor.

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