Costa Rica: Don Joel, Finca Carmela

Starting with sweet orange and a shoulder of cherry, the coffee slips into raspberry on the finish and tangerine on the aftertaste. A delicate edge of caramel comes through as it cools, adding layers to this sweetly fruity cup.

• Country: Costa Rica
• Region: Western Valley
• Province: Alajuela
• Farm: Finca Carmela
• Micromill: Don Joel
• Producer: Allan Oviedo Rodriguez
• Elevation: 1,600 m.a.s.l.
• Processing method: Yellow Honey
• Varietal: Villa Sarchi

Tasting notes: Orange, raspberry, caramel.

Cup of Excellence Cupping Scores

• Clean cup: (1–8): 6.5
• 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): 87

Roast Information
Medium: somewhere between the end of first crack and just before second will help this fruity sweetness shine to best effect.