Costa Rica Tarrazu Dota Finca La Pastora Low-Temperature Anaerobic Fermentation: Red Caturra, Yellow Caturra

Costa Rica Tarrazu Dota Finca La Pastora Anaerobic Washed — FrontStreet Coffee Introduction

Costa Rica Tarrazu Dota Finca La Pastora Anaerobic Washed

Origin: Tarrazu, Dota

Altitude: 1700-2000m

Varieties: Red Caturra, Yellow Catuai

Processing: Low-temperature anaerobic washed fermentation

Flavor Notes: Lemon, Berries, Cherry, Grapefruit

Finca La Pastora has been growing coffee in Costa Rica for more than 60 years, and today it works with a thoroughly modern production and processing setup. The farm's owner, Minor Esquival Picado, is a remarkably inventive grower who keeps experimenting with new processing methods and production models in pursuit of genuinely sustainable coffee farming.

The estate sits in the Dota area of the Tarrazu growing region, at an altitude of 1700-2000 meters. It benefits from a superb ecological setting: shade trees such as Poro, avocado, cedar, and Dama shelter the coffee, while fertile volcanic soil and ample rainfall provide ideal growing conditions. Those exacting production standards and refined processing skills have earned the estate a fine reputation, along with outstanding results in professional competitions.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If the clean, bright character of a washed coffee is what draws you in, FrontStreet Coffee keeps a handful of washed single-origin lots on the shelf that are worth getting to know. The washed method rinses the fruit away before drying, so the bean's own aromatics stay front and center — you get a cup that is transparent, crisp, and full of lively fruit acidity rather than heavy fermentation.

A great place to start is the FrontStreet Gotiti Cooperative coffee from Yirgacheffe. This smallholder cooperative in the Worka area is prized for its precision and cleanliness, and our medium-light roast draws out jasmine blossom and bright citrus acidity, finishing with green tea and honey sweetness. It is a wonderfully flexible bean — equally at home as a pour-over, a cold brew, or an espresso.

For something with a bit more juiciness, try the FrontStreet Kenya Little Tomato. Kenya is famous for its meticulous double-washed processing, and this lot shows it beautifully: layers of cherry tomato, smoked plum, snow pear, black plum, and yellow sugar, with a sweet-and-sour, mouth-watering texture that keeps coffee lovers coming back.

And if you prefer a rounder, more comforting profile, the FrontStreet Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 is a classic. Washed processing keeps the beans translucent and low in defects, and the cup is all hazelnut, cream, chocolate, and caramel — thoroughly balanced, with no single note pushing too far forward.