| Country | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| Varietal | SL 28 / SL 34 |
| Processing | Natural |
| Crop | February 2024 |
| Partnership | since 2015 |
| Flavour | Juicy & Exotic |
Farm Coffee Family
Finca Šumava de Lourdes
is an ambitious project which was put together by a famous Costa Rican coffee exporter Francisco Mena and a Czech investor. The farm is located about an hour from the capital in the region of Lourdes de Naranjo (map). The idea behind this project is to build a state-of-the-art farm, which will benefit from a huge coffee know-how and strong financial background.
Model and modern farm
Šumava is a model farm which uses modern technologies and new trends in ecologically sustainable farming. The farm uses eco-pulpers together with a retention field for discarded water, which is later used as a fertilizer for coffee plants.
How does this coffee taste like?
Juicy & Exotic
Katerina loves Kenyas varieties grown in Latin America. It was not a surprise that this coffee was her favourite. The cup has floral aromatics with quite high citric acidity. The dry processing method creates a nice silky mouthfeel and slightly "funky" aftertaste.
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Many different varieties
Šumava has also an exclusive access to the international bank of coffee seeds (CATIE). On the farm, you can spot several different cultivars being planted, e.g.: geisha, sl28, ethiopian heirloom and mix varieties, caturra, villa sarchi, mocca and many others.
Dry Processing - Blackmoon
At finca Šumava, most of the coffee is processed in a beautiful stainless steel mill, which is equipped by the so called "desmusilaginadoras", i.e. eco-pulpers. However, this lot was processed using the so called "natural" method, which Francisco named Blackmoon.
Freshly picked cherries are first left in plastic boxes for 4 days under shade. Then they are moved to 500 l plastic tanks with cold water and at the end, they are spread on African beds where they dry for approx. 10 days depending on the weather. This type of processing brings sweet and funky notes into the cup with juicy mouthfeel and fruity acidity.
