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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Costa Rica SHB EP Cerro Dragon Black Honey
| Region | Tarrazu |
|---|---|
| Producer | Richard Valverde |
| Variety | Bourbon |
| Process | black honey |
| Type | Unwashed Arabica |
| Category | Microlot |
| Harvest | from October to 3 |
| Shipping | from 2 to 5 |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 30kg |
Cerro Dragon is the FArmName, and also the name for the micro-mill where the cherries are processed. Cerro Dragon Farm is owned by Richard Valverede, who is the 3rd generation farming this land. Bourbon varietals in Costa Rica are known as the “old varietals” the ones “from our grand-parents”. In 2013 Richard and 4 other neighboring farmers decided to create their own micro-mill to be able to increase the value of their work. This coffee is dried for 13 days on African beds with the remaining 50% of mucilage (making it a yellow honey). Once it’s dry it rests for 2 Months before hauling and then going through weight, screen, density and color sorting.
Origin
Specialty coffee from Costa Rica
Varieties
Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Villa Sarchi, Bourbon & Gesha
Processing methods
washed, natural, honey
Altitude range
1100-1800 masl
Harvest
typically October - March
Total yearly production
1.7 million bags
Coffee was planted in Costa Rica in the late 1700s, and it was the first Central American country to have a fully established coffee industry; by the 1820s, coffee was a major agricultural export with great economic significance to the population. National output was greatly increased by the completion of a main road to Puntarenas in 1846, allowing farmers to more readily bring their coffee from their farms to market in oxcarts – which remained the way most small farmers transported their coffee until the 1920s.
Main production areas: Tarrazú, Brunca, Guanacaste, West Valley, Central Valley, Turrialba, Orosi
Port of Shipment: Puerto Limón
Export bag size: 69kg
Total number of coffee farmers: about 65.000
| Region | Tarrazu |
|---|---|
| Producer | Richard Valverde |
| Variety | Bourbon |
| Process | black honey |
| Type | Unwashed Arabica |
| Harvest | from October to 3 |
| Shipping | from 2 to 5 |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 30kg |
Cerro Dragon is the FArmName, and also the name for the micro-mill where the cherries are processed. Cerro Dragon Farm is owned by Richard Valverede, who is the 3rd generation farming this land. Bourbon varietals in Costa Rica are known as the “old varietals” the ones “from our grand-parents”. In 2013 Richard and 4 other neighboring farmers decided to create their own micro-mill to be able to increase the value of their work. This coffee is dried for 13 days on African beds with the remaining 50% of mucilage (making it a yellow honey). Once it’s dry it rests for 2 Months before hauling and then going through weight, screen, density and color sorting.
