Juanachute - Costa Rica
COUNTRY: Costa Rica
FARM/COOP/STATION: Juanachute - Santa Maria de Dota
VARIETAL: Caturra, Catuai
PROCESSING: Red Honey
ALTITUDE: 1800 meters
OWNER: Luis Anastasio Castro
REGION: Tarrazú
HARVEST MONTHS: January
FLAVOUR NOTES: Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Cherry, Citrus
ABOUT THIS COFFEE
The Juanachute micromill was one of the first mills of its kind.
Luis Anastasio Castro, better known as Tacho, was an early adapter to the micromill model, and since then many other micromills have learned from his efforts. The Juanachute operation consists of several different plots throughout the Los Santos region—including a plot in Santa Maria de Dota where this coffee was grown—and a mill close to the town of San Pablo. The micromill is one of the few at which the entire process is controlled. From planting the coffee trees to sealing the jute bags of green coffee, it is all under the supervision of Don Tacho.
The Castro family also owns a small roastery and coffee shop in the town of San Pablo. One of Tacho’s sons, Luis Anastasio (named after his father), is responsible for launching the barista education program in the local high school with 30 graduates each year. Luis Anatasio also competes in the Costa Rica barista championship proudly serving coffee from Juanachute.
Don Tacho is proud of his farms, his mill, and the final coffee products made with Juanachute coffee, and takes the greatest care in maintaining all three. Ally has been partnered with Juanachute since 2018, buying both microlots and larger volume lots. We are delighted to continue our partnership with Juanachute, and to continue connecting Don Tacho, his family, the team at Juanachute, and their coffees with roasters across the world.
PROCESSING:
This coffee underwent Honey processing at Juanachute Micromill. Freshly harvested cherries were fermented for 48 hours prior to being pulped with water. The pulped coffee was then dried on raised drying beds with full sun exposure before drying was completed in a drum-style drying oven. Total drying time for this lot was 25 days.
