Coffee Description
Five years ago, Mauricio Benitez was gifted a beautiful parcel of land at the top of his father’s farm, La Piñona. Here, he farms a traditionally-grown yellow bourbón variety along with a small planting of pacas. This lot was picked at the peak of ripeness and processed in a washed manner at La Piñona. This coffee creates a cup that is totally unique from his specialty coffee producing neighbors and is one of the cleanest, brightest coffees we’ve tasted on the mountain.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
Caturra
Process
Washed
Elevation
1000-1500 masl
Region
Santa Barbara
About Alejandra and Arturo Chacón of Costa Rica
When we first tasted the coffee from daughter and father team Alejandra and Arturo Chacón, we were struck by the balanced sweetness and complex acidity. Over the past several years, it has been very exciting to see the quantity and quality of the Chacón family's coffee improve in tandem. This selection is from the section of farm nearest to the dairy, or Lechería.
Santa Barbara, Costa Rica
Ritual Coffee
When Ritual opened its doors on Valencia Street in 2005, they started what many call a coffee revolution in San Francisco. Their goal then—and their goal now—is to craft the very best cup of coffee available anywhere. Period. A pioneer in the recent shift of consciousness that has defined the modern coffee industry, they’ve learned a lot over the years. Still, the care and attention they lavish on their process is unchanged as they work to bring the very best out of the coffees they painstakingly choose, roast, and deliver fresh to coffee lovers worldwide.
With 5 retail stores in the bay area and a roasting facility in the SoMa district of San Francisco, Ritual takes pride in a growing number of direct trade relationships with coffee producers around the world, working with farmers to help them improve their quality with each passing season.
