Don Eli

About This Coffee

A sweet and clear filter coffee from the Don Eli farm in the Tarrazú region of Costa Rica, sourced from the El Anfiteatro plantation in La Pastora at altitudes of at least 1,900 meters. Grown by Carlos Montero and processed by his son Jacob using a double-washed method: cherries are pulped through a Penagos eco-pulper, dry-fermented for 24 hours, washed multiple times with cold water, soaked overnight for 12 hours, then shade-dried for 5 days before sun-drying on African raised beds. The result is a light-bodied coffee with a creamy mouthfeel, floral character, and notes of sweet grapes and creamy caramel with a long finish.

Origin

Tarrazú (Costa Rica)

Flavor Notes

Caramelized, Floral, Sweet Grape

Roast Level

Light

Processing

Double Washed

Typology

Arabica

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Leuchtfeuer

Now operating under the name LF Coffee, Leuchtfeuer was established in 2017 in Wedel near Hamburg, investing heavily in technology from the outset with two Loring roasters designed for energy efficiency and minimal carbon footprint. A smaller Loring is used to develop individual roast profiles, which can then be transferred automatically to the larger production machine for consistent batch replication. For competition coffees and their Premium Picks line, a Stronghold roaster handles small batch work with additional precision. Quality control is extraordinary: two color sorters operate before and after roasting to remove impurities and inconsistently developed beans, while five destoners catch any remaining debris. Green coffee is stored in a climate controlled room at 15 degrees Celsius with humidity maintained between 50 and 55 percent year round, and the roastery pays on average four to five times the Fairtrade minimum price, rising to 80 or 90 times for exclusive lots like Panamanian Geishas and premium Kenyan selections.

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