Variety: SL-28
Process: Natural
Drying: After handpick, dried on raised beds until moisture reaches 15-20%; cherries are rested for a week and dried on concrete beds until moisture reaches 10-15%
Producer: Lica Torres
Farm: Cerro Buena Vista
Elevation: 1500 MASL
Region: Brunca
Country: Costa Rica
Notes: Pineapple, Fruit Punch, Chocolate, Watermelon
 
Located at the foot of Chirripo Volcano, the 3-hectare farm owned by Lica Torres and his family is one of only a few such courageous endeavours in Brunca, the southernmost growing region in Costa Rica. Conditions there aren't exactly idyllic: the soil is rocky, the incline steep, and the weather is often either a little too hot or a little too cold to grow any particular crop with tremendous success. Lica's father initially planted pine trees on the farm, but farming wood is a slow-going process that doesn't yield dividends very quickly.
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In 2020, Lica began to notice other families in the area growing coffee with some success, and he had just been introduced to a new, experimental hybrid variety called Milenio, which was being planted at lower elevations in Brunca. Lica decided to take a big risk and plant Milenio trees on his farm, which sits between 1500–1600 MASL. The result looked promising even after the first year, and Lica has since endeavored to cultivate other coffee varieties at elevation - bringing us this beautifully fruity SL-28 from his farm.