Helsar Organic coffee is grown and processed by the partnership of Ricardo Perez Barrantes and the brothers Marvin and Felipe Rodriguez. There West Valley farm and mill are exemplary of sustainable practices. Their organic coffee is grown on their own multiply certified farm from a mixture of Caturra, Catuai and Villalobos varietals. Once at their mill, where they process coffee for themselves and a dozen other growers, this isolated coffee is fully washed and patio dried. The patios are covered to dry to the coffee more slowly. The mill uses the latest in low impact aqua pulping machinery.
- Region : West Valley
- Micro region : Llano Bonito de Naranjo
- Altitude : 1650-1800 meters / 5400-5900 feet
- Varietals : Caturra, Catuai, Villalobos
- Production : 300 bags/year
- Organics Certifications : European organic, USDA-NOP and JAS
Multiple award winning organic farm and mill including COE. Their harvest and processing methods are precise, and their coffee is divided into micro lots of both organic and conventional which are carefully selected for each roaster who agrees to buy this coffee while it is still on the plant.
Ricardo Pérez Barrantes, a partner in the mill, has great understanding of the effects the pulping, fermentation, and drying process has on their coffee. His willingness to work closely with the roasters who buy his coffee coupled with his skill as a processor allows him to present them with fabulous coffees.
Cup Characteristics: Soft, round with vanilla overtones. Exotic, dry aroma of dark fruit, plummy. Very pleasant overall and balanced.
Roasting Notes: This coffee, very high grown at nearly 6000 feet, is very hard and dense. It requires giving it a lot of heat during the period from its turn from yellow / tan up to first crack. You will like this coffee all the way to the beginning of second crack, at Full City roast level.
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Freshly picked cherries arriving at Helsar de Zarcero as night falls. |
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The Penagos milling machine depulps with prescision and uses little water. |
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During the harvest work goes on into the evening. |
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1 | $8.54 |
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2-4 | $8.11 |
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5-19 | $7.69 |
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20+ | $7.26 |
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