COSTA RICA - SAN DIEGO MILL
FLAVOR NOTES: Milk Chocolate, Star Fruit, Strawberry, Almond, Cane Sugar
BODY: Medium
ACIDITY: Medium
ROAST LEVEL: Medium/Light
 
GEOGRAPHY:
Region Tarrazú
Altitude 1200-1750

PRODUCER:
Various smallholders, San Diego Mill

VARIETY:
Caturra, Catuai

PROCESSING:
Natural

The San Diego Mill is the most modern mill in Costa Rica. Established in 1888, San Diego has been innovating for well over a century. Today San Diego specializes in coffees from the Tarrazú and Tres Rios regions. The mill takes pride in striving for ever increasing efficiency and quality standards. At the same time the mill has taken a leading role in working with producers to ensure good community relations and sustainable production.
 
A Strictly Hard Bean (SHB) green coffee must be grown at an altitude of 1,200 meters above sea level or higher. When coffee grows at high altitudes, the coffee cherries mature more slowly. This allows the fruit to take in more nutrients, resulting in denser, sweeter coffee beans that are considered higher quality. During dry milling, the lot was further sorted to European Preparation (EP) specifications with a minimum screen size of 15 and above and a maximum of eight defects within 300 grams.

Producer: Wanderlust Coffee Roasters