The Audio version of In My Mug, the weekly coffee subscription podcast from Hasbean
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Sunday Dec 04, 2016
Sunday Dec 04, 2016
From the same region in Costa Rica that gave us the wonders of Finca de Licho and Herbazu (i.e. the Western Valley in Lordes de Naranjo, in case you're wondering), we're super excited to have Finca La Casa Vista al Valle back once more!
Located between 1,500 and 1,600 metres above sea level and owned in partnership by Oldemar Arrieta Lobo and Marlene Brenes Morera, the name Vista al Valle translates as 'view of the valley'. I'm sure you'll understand why if you take a look at some of the pictures on the left of this page.
Oldemar and Marlene are also processing this coffee through a virtually brand new micro mill, which is in only its forth year of production. They both learnt their skill while working for other people, but now they have a mill of their own. They own three farms; this one surrounds the home where they live, and the other farms are called Zapote and Fidel. Fidel won the Costa Rican Cup of Excellence two years ago!
The varietals on this farm are Villa Sarchi and Caturra. They use the sun dried processing method in their poly tunnel, and the Yellow Honey process.
In the cup there's sweet and juicy lemon but think cloudy lemonade / Lemsip rather than fresh lemon juice. The sweetness for me is white sugar and there's a hint of black tea, all finishing off with a red apple sweetness.
- Country: Costa Rica
- Region: Western Valley
- Micro-Region: Naranjo, Lourdes
- City: Naranjo de Alajuela
- Farm: Finca La Casa
- Micromill: Vista al Valle
- Farmer: Oldemar Arrieta Lobo and Marlene Brenes Morera
- Farm Size: 20 Hectares
- Coffee growing area: 15 Hectares
- Altitude: 1,500 - 1,600 m.a.s.l.
- Varietals: Villa Sarchí
- Drying Method: Poly Tunnel Sun Dried
- Processing System: Yellow Honey