COSTA RICA – CAFETALERA HERBAZU – KENYA – MICROLOT

“The first production of these plants was harvested in 2015 and won first prize in the Cup of Excellence”

In 2010, Antonio Barrantes planted the Kenyan variety SL28, registered as “”San Roque””, on his Cafetalera Herbazu estate.

The production of Cafetalera Herbazu represents around 2000 fanegas, a wooden box used as a unit of measurement in agricultural circles, equivalent to around 55 liters.

Antonio Barrantes is the owner of Cafetalera Herbazu. It is located at an altitude of 1500 metres, on sandy and volcanic soil. The coffee trees grow in the shade of poros and guabas, and no herbicides or insecticides are used on this farm of 12 hectares, 2 of which are protected natural areas.

The terroir Naranjo

The coffee comes from six mountain ranges in the zone of Naranjo: Barranca, Cañuela, San Juanillo, Los Robles, Lourdes and Sabanilla. The farms gathering to produce this terroir coffee are all located between 1300 and 1700 masl. They are chosen based on the quality of their coffee. Superior quality is assured through the selection of strictly ripe cherry exclusively from the middle of the harvest. The coffee is milled at Coopro Naranjo’s main dry mill.”