Costa Rica Finca Alto el Vapor - Anaerobic Natural

Variety: Yellow Catuai Processing: Anaerobic Natural Region: Santa María de Dota, Tarrazú Altitude: 1,850 – 2,100 masl Tasting notes: Orange, floral, cacao nibs Producer information: Alto el Vapor is a family farm in Santa María de Dota. The project was born in March 2020, right in the middle of the COVID crisis, led by Delfina Porras alongside her children, with the idea of processing their own coffee to reach fairer markets. Delfina runs the project as a small business built around quality, traceability and the wellbeing of her people. On top of that, 90% of the farm's land is kept as protected mountain, with natural springs that supply water to part of the community. This lot is an Anaerobic Natural: the cherries, selected for their high sugar concentration, ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks under controlled temperature, and are then sun-dried on African beds.