Costa Rica West Valley | Helsar Mill Laura/Elsa White Honey Caturra Flavor?

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Helsar White Honey Caturra from Costa Rica's Western Valley

Helsar Processing Plant is one of the earliest micro-processing plants introduced to Taiwan since Costa Rica's micro-processing plant revolution began, appearing on the market as early as 2007. It stands alongside first-wave micro-processing plant reform pioneers such as Herbazu, Brumas, and La Hacas... The processing plant owner, Ricardo Pérez Barrantes, has been growing coffee in Costa Rica for over 40 years. He is an experienced coffee producer dedicated to innovation in processing methods, demonstrating exceptional performance from early washed processing to honey processing in recent years. Like other small farmers in the early days, harvested coffee cherries were delivered to medium and large processing plants for production. High-quality green coffee beans were mixed with other general batches for export, allowing farmers to earn only meager profits from the industry chain. This not only failed to incentivize farmers to pursue better green bean quality but also couldn't improve farmers' living standards. In response to this, the Ricardo family joined the micro-processing plant revolution in 2004, establishing Helsar Processing Plant. Initially, it mainly collaborated with his brother Marvin and Felipe Rodriguez to process coffee beans from their own Santa Lucia Estate. However, in recent years, it has also begun handling high-quality coffee cherries produced by small farmers in micro-regions such as Lourdes de Naranjo and Llano Bonito de Naranjo in the Western Valley. These years have seen high praise in the international coffee market and considerable award records.

Costa Rica is a model producing country for specialty coffee and micro-batch coffee. Over a decade ago, many coffee farmers began establishing their own micro-processing plants. Through continuously improving their coffee bean quality year after year, they maintained differentiation from general commercial bulk beans, allowing them to obtain better prices in the market and provide more superior green coffee beans. Helsar Processing Plant is a standard medium-sized processing plant in Costa Rica, not only serving as a model for local processing plants but also achieving remarkable results in international markets over the years. In 2007, it received a high evaluation of 91.37 points in Cup of Excellence (CoE), gaining recognition with a commendable third-place finish that year. In 2010, the internationally renowned coffee rating Coffee Review scored 92 points for three consecutive months in August, September, and October. In 2011, it won the Canadian Coffee Masters Championship with 651 points and represented the country in the Vienna World Championship the following year, once again proving the extraordinary value of coffee beans produced by Helsar Processing Plant.

Coffee Information

Region: Western Valley

Grower: Rola Estate

Processing Plant: Helsar

Altitude: 1700M

Variety: Caturra

Processing Method: White Honey

Flavor Description: Floral, white wine, citrus gummies, delicate and bright, light and lively acidity

FrontStreet Coffee's Recommended Brewing:

Dripper: Hario V60

Water Temperature: 90 degrees

Grind Size: Fuji grinder setting 3.5

Brewing Method: Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, 15g of coffee, first pour 25g of water for 25s bloom, second pour to 120g water and stop pouring, wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half before continuing to pour, slowly pour until reaching 225g total water, extraction time approximately 2:00

Analysis: Using three-stage brewing to clearly distinguish the flavors of the coffee's front, middle, and back segments. Because V60 has many ribs and drains faster, stopping the pour can help extend the extraction time.

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