Don Sabino

About This Coffee

This honey-processed coffee is produced by Steven Vargas at the Don Sabino micromill, located at the foot of the Poas Volcano in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Grown at an altitude of 1,650 meters, this blend of Catuai and Caturra varieties benefits from volcanic soil and a climate ideal for slow ripening. The honey processing method enhances the bean's natural sweetness and body. The cup profile is characterized by floral notes of jasmine, complemented by flavors of blackberry and toffee.

Origin

Alajuela (Costa Rica)

Flavor Notes

Blackberry, Jasmine, Toffee

Roast Level

Medium

Processing

Honey

Typology

Arabica

Catuai, Caturra

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Coffee Gems

Ricardo Peña founded Coffee Gems in Chippenham, Wiltshire, drawing on a childhood spent on his grandparents' coffee estate in the Huila region of Colombia. He remembers the plantations blooming with white flowers and his grandmother roasting beans in a copper pot. After more than 15 years in the UK specialty coffee industry, Ricardo built a roastery focused exclusively on coffees scoring 86 or higher on the SCA scale, placing the entire range well above the specialty threshold. Sourcing is hands on, with visits to farmers in Peru and El Salvador, including Cup of Excellence winner Ever Diaz in the Chalatenango region. The roasting approach aims to enhance what the producer has already achieved rather than imposing a house style, and full pricing transparency traces each coffee from farmer to warehouse.

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