Costa Rica Las Lajas Estate Coffee Flavor Profile Taste Variety Origin Region Processing Method Guide

FrontStreet Coffee Costa Rica Las Lajas Estate Coffee Flavor Description, Taste, Variety, Origin, Processing Method Introduction

Las Lajas Estate Yellow Honey Processing

Country: Costa Rica

Region: Central Valley

Grade: SHB

Processing Method: Yellow Honey

Altitude: 1300-1500 meters

Varieties: Caturra, Catuai

Cupping Notes

Honey, Tropical Fruit, Maple Syrup, Melons

Las Lajas is located in Sabanilla de Alajuela, in the foothills of Poás Volcano within the Central Valley region. Strictly speaking, "Las Lajas" is actually the name of the Chacón family's processing facility, while the farm's official name is Finca La Mirella. However, roasters from around the world have become accustomed to calling it Finca Las Lajas. Las Lajas was also the first estate in Central America to begin honey processing and natural sun-drying methods.

Natural processing is a very traditional approach that uses minimal resources, but due to numerous uncontrollable factors, achieving excellent results is extremely challenging. Francisca introduced many innovations, such as using a Brix meter commonly equipped in the wine industry to measure the sugar content of the fruit. Based on Brix sugar content, she determines the optimal harvest time and processing method. Only cherries with sugar content exceeding 20% are selected for natural processing. For comparison, the Brix values of typical fruits are: apples at 14, lemons at 12, and passion fruit at 18, but Las Lajas coffee cherries can reach 21-22%.

The Las Lajas small coffee processing facility has over 80 years of coffee cultivation and processing history. In the 1990s, when the second-generation operator of Las Lajas passed away from cancer, the third-generation successors, Francisca and Oscar Chacón, suspected that chemical fertilizers and pesticides used on the farm were the cause of the illness. Since then, they switched to natural, homemade compost and adopted environmentally friendly organic farming methods for their coffee crops.

After five years of relentless effort, analysis of the farm's soil, branches, leaves, and fruit all met organic standards. In 2000, Las Lajas became the first estate in Costa Rica to receive organic certification.

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