Carlos Castro • Washed-Processed Catuai from Rio Jorco

Tasting Notes Milk Chocolate - This coffee has a very unique complexity with a lot of smoothness. Milk chocolate is a smooth, sweet, slightly bitter note that we felt encapsulates this idea well. Jam - Jam has sweet, thick, and slightly tart properties. We chose this note because this coffee has a touch of just about everything. Tonic - In the same way tonic has a bitter-forward nuance, we pick that up in this coffee’s cup as well. Overall, this coffee is a dynamic source of a lot of notes that can be played with  depending on the brew method. Rio Jorco Coffee Production The Rio Jorco Wet Mill has a true "rise of the phoenix" story. With a long history of producing some of the most consistent, representative, and accessible coffee from Tarrazú, Costa Rica, the farm and mill built a strong reputation and set a high standard for local coffee production. However, after years of success, poor financial decisions led to significant trouble, and the project reached a point where it had t