Costa Rica: ARBAR, Oasis

The ARBAR micromill is located in the Western Valley region near to the town of Lourdes de Naranjo. It's located at 1,600 meters above sea level and processes mostly Caturra, Catuai + a tiny bit of Villa Sarchi, there are also plans to plant some small micro-lots too in the future.

This coffee comes from a farm called El Oasis which is one of four farms in the surrounding area run by Carlos Arrieta and his family. The other three are La Casa, El Manantial, and La Isla.

• Country: Costa Rica
• Region: Western Valley
• Area: Lourdes de Naranjo
  
• Producer: Carlos Arrieta
• Farm: El Oasis
• Micromill: ARBAR
  
• Elevation: 1,600 m.a.s.l.
• Varieties: Caturra & Catuai
• Process: White Honey

Tasting Notes: Milk chocolate, honeycomb, apricot.

Cup of Excellence Cupping Scores

• Clean cup: (1–8): 6
• Sweetness: (1–8): 7
• Acidity: (1–8): 6
• Mouthfeel: (1–8): 6
• Flavour: (1–8): 6.5
• Aftertaste: (1–8): 6
• Balance: (1–8): 6.5
• Overall: (1–8): 6.5
• Correction:(+36): +36
• Total: (max. 100): 86.5

Roasting Information
Medium - This sweetness doesn't need to go too far to shine with chocolate notes - late in the gap but before second is perfect.