Horsham Coffee Roaster: Costa Rica, Daniela Gutierrez San Marcos, Washed

This is a lovely well balanced coffee with complex stone fruit notes with a hint of maple like sweetness.

This farm in San Marcos is one of four different farms belonging to the Gutierrez family and is managed by Daniela. She is 25 years old, and studied Engineering before returning to her family farms to take over the wet and dry milling operation. The farm was founded in 2009 and the family specialises in producing lots using a range of processing methods that include washed, honey and naturals.This lot from San Marcos is a washed Caturra and Catuai mix.

Coffee is harvested by hand to select only the ripe cherry and after this the fruit is removed using a Penagos Eco Pulper. These use less water than most other machines. After the fruit is removed the coffee is laid to dry on concrete patios for about 15 days. During the drying the coffee is turned on an hourly basis to ensure even and consistent drying.

Brewing

This coffee works well with all filter brewers and espresso. For filter we recommend a 1 - 16 brew ratio, and for espresso a 1 - 2.5 brew ratio.

Example - Filter: 15g - 250ml // Espresso: 18g - 45ml