Costa Rica Natural Don Miguel

Finca Don Miguel (named after the farmer's father), is a small estate in Tarrazu which has been growing coffee since 1980 but really is just a small family farm. This experiment of a natural processed coffee was limited to a microlot of 14 bags and is the first time the farm has sold anything besides washed process coffees. It is all from "Yellow Catuai" varietal which is a fruit that is yellow when its ripe instead of the typical red color, and is generally a highly regarded varietal of coffee. It is uncommon to get a dry processed coffee like this out of Costa Rica, which usually only exports washed process beans and sometimes honey processed. This coffee has really heavy body for a washed processed coffee, which is nice. It starts out with a fruity aroma, and the initial sip tastes like brown sugar and molasses, which quickly turns into cherry and watermelon. There are no off-tastes or fermented tastes or earthiness, which is always a danger when experimenting with dry processing.