Costa Rica || Indie Select

Flavor Notes Salted Watermelon, Wildflower Honey, & Candied Lime Cup Characteristics Sweet, tangy, salty, syrupy: catch the best of summertime with this Indie Select. Think ripe watermelon and juicy lime with just the right touch of salt, finished with a drizzle of wildflower honey glaze. Vibrant, refreshing, and remarkably expressive, every cup celebrates the outstanding care given through exceptional processing and certified regenerative practices. Producer: Juan Ramón Alvarado Producer Information A fourth generation coffee grower with a Masters in Finance, Juan Ramón invests in that which enriches the coffee and its legacy. He passes along the joy of waking up to the most beautiful sip of coffee prepared for you with love. An avid football fan, Juan Ramón enjoys attending games, and represents his favorite teams with the socks on his feet. Why is this Indie Select a Sustainability Partner? Brumas Montano is a Planeta Vivo certified regenerative farm. This award from the Costa Rican government honors sustainable, deforestation-free agricultural and livestock production. To receive this award, efforts must also demonstrate reduced use of agro-chemicals. Brumas Montano employs a rain collection system with ultraviolet purification, reuses the produced ash as compost, and measures the fertilizer to ensure zero-chemical use. Brumas invests in producing the healthiest possible coffee, free of any contaminants. Process Natural What is the Natural Process? The Natural process is a sun-dried process that involves the drying of cherries whole without the additional use of any other materials, including water for washing or machines for depulping. (Hence the term "natural!) Before the coffee is dried, it is harvested from the trees, floated in water, then sorted to remove any fruits that are not up to standard. From there, the sun-drying begins. Farm Information: With more than a century of coffee-growing heritage, Brumas Montano, is part of Brumas del Zurquí. It achieves an international renown for an ultraclean coffee experience through an immaculately organized farm and micromill that employs advanced sorting and processing techniques. Recognized multiple times in Costa Rica's prestigious Cup of Excellence competition, Brumas has also received designation as a Boutique Coffee according to the Specialty Coffee Association of America, which identifies elite, high-altitude micro-lots through rigorous, multi-round blind cupping sessions Louder than these recognitions is the thoughtful craft and attention of the family and team dedicated to creating and sharing the very best experience through the love of their work. Region Information: Nestled in the cool, misty highlands of Costa Rica's Central Valley, Brumas del Zurquí sits among the cloud forests of Braulio Carrillo National Park and the Zurquí Mountains. Rich in biodiversity and volcanic soil with climate conditions abundant in rainfall, this region is ideal for producing coffees with remarkable sweetness, vibrant acidity, and elegant complexity. Country of Origin: Costa Rica Region: Tarrazú Varietals:Typica Elevation: 1900 MASL Harvest: Feb-April 2026