Coffee Description
Francisca and Oscar wanted to do a second special micro-micro lot just for us. They were really happy with the results of their hybrid cultivar testing program and one of those, the Hybrid 17 stood out as the sweetest. Francisca knew that we prize sweetness she took only the highest Brix content cherries from from her special reserve lot in their most important farm Las Lajas (where the whole operation gets its name) and then processed it using the famed Perla Negra natural process.
There is a very small amount of Hybrid 17 on Las Lajas and they made it all for Torque. They ended up with only 10 bags of this special micro-lot and we are so excited about this coffee! It's one of our favorite coffees we have had from Francisca and Las Lajas since we started working with them in 2009!
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
H16
Process
Natural
Elevation
1600 masl
Region
Alajuela
About Francisca Cubillo of Costa Rica
Beneficio Las Lajas ranks as one of the most progressive, high-quality coffee mills in all of Costa Rica. Francisca Cubillo and Oscar Chacón are the third generation of coffee producers in Costa Rica and the first to process their own coffee. Las Lajas is one of the few farms in Costa Rica growing Certified Organic coffee.
Las Lajas is located in Sabanilla de Alejela Costa Rica near the base of Poas Volcano. The west Central Valley is the location of some of the best coffee in Costa Rica. Francisca and Oscar Chacon are third generation coffee farmers since 1840. When Oascar’s father passed away he inherited 5 hectares at the age of 18. He and his mom kept the legacy alive. In 1997 Francisca and Oscar were married. Francisca attended University in Costa Rica for an agriculture degree in coffee.
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Torque Coffees
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