From Selva Coffee:
“The Montero Family have been visionaries, pioneers, and game changers in the Micro Mill Revolution in Tarrazu, Costa Rica. Carlos Montero has been growing coffee his whole life and comes from a long line of farmers. He had the vision of processing their own coffee fruit and working more directly with consumers - constructing Don Eli, named after his father, in 2014. Carlos was also instrumental in encouraging many other coffee growers in the Tarrazu region to do the same and begin creating relationships with roasters. Jacob has taken charge of the wet mill over the years and really honed in his passion for processing their fruit. This year, they added a humble dry mill station to prepare their parchment for export. Always adding onto their skillset, improving quality, and strengthening their direct relationships.”
“Jacob calls his Gesha Natural Process SDN for slow dry natural. The coffee is constantly under shade during drying. When processing naturals it’s very important forJacob to pay special attention to the initial drying phase. So, for the first few days the cherries are moved constantly in order to prevent too much fermentation. After a week, when the cherries look dryer they move them with a rake-like tool about every hour during the day and it takes roughly between 22 days and one month, depending on the weather, for the coffee to dry to its optimal moisture content. It’s very important for Jacob and Carlos after drying is done to let the coffee rest in the warehouse for about one month, especially the Natural process which seems to develop a lot of flavors whiile being in dried cherry for a month or so”
200g
Sourced with Selva Coffee
Origins:
Los Santos, Costa Rica
Producer: Jacob Montero
Variety: Gesha
Process: Natural
Elevation: 2000 masl
Harvest: Mar-Apr 2024
Recommended Brew:
Filter, Modern Espresso
Reminds us of:
Grapefruit, Guava, Mango, Brown Sugar
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