Costa Rica - Las Lajas Micromill - Finca Los Ángeles - Black Diamond

  Origin: Costa Rica, Sabanilla de Alajuela, Central Valley Farm: Las Lajas Micromill Variety: Common Costa Rican Varieties Altitude: 1400 - 1600 MASL Process: Black Diamond Natural Notes:  Fresh Raspberry Cacoa & Cooked Cranberry Boozy Acidity with Mild Sugary Sweetness   Oscar and Francisca Chacón are third-generation coffee producers, but the coffee is more than just in their family heritage: It's in their hearts and souls as well. The couple is committed to quality and innovation, and are among the very first farmers in Costa Rica to produce Honey and Natural process specialty coffee.In 2005, after years of delivering their cherry to a cooperative for the going market price, they decided to join the brand-new "micromill revolution" and buy their own depulper to have more control over the quality and the price they received for their lots. "At first, we didn't know what we were doing," Oscar explains. "We were just experimenting." That experimentation led to some of the most