Costa Rica - Montes de Oro - Red Honey

FLAVOR PROFILE
Cacao Nibs, Caramel, Mandarin, Vanilla

ORIGIN INFORMATION 

Country
Costa Rica

Tarrazú

Roberto Mata Naranjo

Montes de Oro

Caturra, Catuai

Red Honey

Harvest
December–February
Elevation

1550 meters

Importer
Ally Coffee
Trade
Spot

BACKGROUND DETAILS

M&M Micromill is operated by Roberto Mata Naranjo and his family in the Tarrazú region of Costa Rica. The mill takes its name from the last names of the family’s children, Mata and Montero, celebrating the latest generation of the family to join the legacy. Roberto’s family have been farming coffee since the late 1950s, only opening their own mill in 2017. They were inspired to elevate their work and implement new practices on the farm, but realized that the only way to see their vision through was to process their own harvest to ensure lot separation and quality practices. Today, they process all of the coffee that they grow, using a range of processes including Washed, Honey, Natural, and controlled fermentation.

This lot of Caturra and Catuai coffee underwent Red Honey processing at M&M Micromill. Coffee cherries are pulped and dried for two days without movement on raised beds. The coffee is then moved four times per day for another two days on raised beds until pre-drying is complete. The partially dried coffee is then finished in a rotary dryer at 50 degrees celsius with controlled air flow.