La Joya

Coffee Info

Country: Costa Rica
Region: Llano Bonito de Leon Cortes, Tarrazu
Farmers: Edwin Alvarado & Family
Elevation: 1,750 meters above sea level
Varietal: Caturra

Story

We discovered this small family operation in the Tarrazu region when Poul visited the area in November of 2010. Edwin Alvarado and his family live in the small town of Leon Cortes and they have named their mill La Joya which translates into english as "the jewel." This coffee was fully washed in their tiny micro mill and dried on african beds. The parchment was pristine. The family takes great pride in the coffee, and are very excited that Transcend has purchased it. This caturra is a solid coffee, especially for its debut, and we are confident that the coffee will improve with each year.