Scott’s Spotlight Collection 2 : Took ya long enough

Patience. It’s been the name of the game these past 18 months more than ever. I’m sure anyone reading this would have no problem quickly listing five examples of how they were forced to exhibit or needed to receive patience during the pandemic. We’ve certainly not been a stranger to it in the coffee world. This coffee was slated to arrive much sooner than it did. But in the end, it gave me more time to prepare for it, and for that I’m grateful.

This next entry into the collection hails from the majestic hills of the Central Valley of Costa Rica, sort of. It technically originally comes to us from Kenya, the true home of the SL-28 varietal. That’s right, this coffee is one of Kenya’s most notable varietals that just so happens to have been grown in Costa Rica.

Dona Francisca and her husband are the owners of the Cumbres del Poas farm located in Sabanillia de Alajuela. They are third generation coffee producers that also own and operate the very well known micro mill of Las Lajas. These two staples of production in Costa Rica work hard to bring us not only the best coffees, but coffees that are extremely sustainable as well. Their farm is, and has always been, certified organic. They also focus on using minimal water at their processing mill, hence them being specialists in natural and honey processed beans.

Natural processing is something we don’t see from Kenyan offerings often if ever. Which is part of the excitement behind this pick. We’re getting all the punch we know and love from a Kenyan coffee, but with the added sugars and brightness we know from natural Costa Rican offerings. Science!

Anyhow that’s it for now. No one wants to read 6 more paragraphs of me trying not to use natural processing and offering too many times in one sentence. Thank you all for your tremendous support of this project and I sincerely hope you enjoy this second pick.

-Scott