Costa Rica Finca La Julia – Natural

After running the farm for 80 years, the third generation of Solano family now remains one of the prominent innovator in cultivating Costa Rican honey and natural processing method.

Natural processing at Las Lajas came about somewhat by accident. When an earthquake hit the region & the farm left without electricity in 2008, the Chacón Solano family decided to continue processing the coffee cherries with the method requiring least additional energy input.

Thus, the very first natural coffees of Costa Rica were born.

Tasting notes: tropical fruits, pineapples, & intense sweetness.

Country: Costa Rica
Farm: Finca La Julia (Las Lajas Mill)
Region: Central Valley – Los Angeles, Sabanillas de Alajuela
Elevation: 1,300 – 1,500 metres above sea level
Owner: Chacón Solano Family
Coffee Species: Arabica
Coffee Cultivar: 100% Villa Sarchi
Processing: Natural (Perla Negra)