Farm: Las Lajas
Region: Sabanilla de Alajuela, Central Valley
Processing Method: Natural (Perla Negra)
Elevation: 1,450–1,600 msl
Varieties: Caturra, Catuai

We're excited to bring you more delicious coffee from third generation coffee producers Dona Francisca and Don Oscar Chacon. We love working with Oscar and Francisca because of their commitment to quality and innovation. Coffee is more than just in their family heritage: It's in their hearts and souls as well. The coffee from Las Lajas is among the cleanest, sweetest "honey” and naturally processed coffees we've ever had.

Processing refers to what the coffee cherry goes through to remove the outer cherry skin and pulp. If the coffee cherry is allowed to dry around the bean without being washed, it's a "natural" or "dry" process. If the coffee cherry is fully removed along with all of the mucilage, it's considered to be a "washed" process. Honey processed coffees fall in between those two methods and can also involve extending the drying time of the coffee to varying degrees. All of these actions impact the flavor of the finished cup.