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La Pastora Washed
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La Pastora Washed

COSTA RICA

Price range: $23.00 through $105.00

WEIGHT 400g

PRODUCER CoopeTarrazú

VARIETY Various

ELEVATION 1,100 – 1,800

TASTE milk chocolate, nougat, orange pekoe

 

ROAST DEGREE

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RECOMMENDED BREW METHOD

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Pour Over HARIO V60 POUR OVER

The Cup

 

This is a washed coffee from Tarrazú. Hints of milk chocolate and nougat combine with a delicately sweet orange pekoe finish.

The Producer

Long-established within this region, the cooperative CoopeTarrazú was founded in 1960. Before its foundation, there were no wet mills nearby where farmers could bring their coffee to, so coffee was mostly sold to middlemen. Farmers also had only little knowledge about coffee production, resulting in low yields from their hard work. Today, CoopeTarrazú is the biggest cooperative in the region with more than 5,000 members who deliver their coffee cherries to the communal wet mill. Part of their strategy is to increase productivity through various training programs and engineering farm visits. In addition to high-quality coffee production, the members are committed to the social development of the local communities as well as environmental protection through eco-friendly practices. Among their initiatives range recycling programs, the use of renewable energy and reduction of water consumption.

 

Thanks to its favorable soil and climate conditions, the region is famous for producing some of the best coffees in the world. The high altitudes and thus low temperatures during the night let the cherries mature more slowly, resulting in a dense bean which qualifies the coffee as Strictly Hard Bean (SHB). Coffees from Tarrazú have already won multiple international barista and cupping competitions.

Coffee In Costa Rica

Costa Rica boasts eight coffee growing regions, the most famous of which is Tarrazú. Bounded by the Pacific Ocean in the west and the mountain range of the Cordillera Central in the east, it is a region of lush vegetation and breathtaking views. Above all, Tarrazú is an ideal location to grow Arabica coffee. High altitudes and a sedimentary soil composition flavour the smooth and fine acidity these coffees are famous for, while the nearby Pirrís river supplies the region with fresh water.

Aeropress Recipe:

Prep your AeroPress

  • Rinse your paper filter and preheat the AeroPress
  • Place it in standard position over your mug or server

Add grounds

  • Add 15g ground coffee into the chamber

Start timer & bloom

  • Add 50g of water and bloom for 30 seconds
  • Stir gently to saturate all grounds

Add the rest of the water

  • Pour up to 225g total water by 0:45

Stir again gently

  • At around 1:00, stir once or twice to ensure even extraction

Plunge

  • Place the plunger in and press slowly at 1:30
  • Finish pressing by 2:00–2:15 total brew time

 

 

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