Specialty Coffee Producer · Farm

Las Lajas

Sabanilla, Central Valley, Costa Rica

Costa Rican honey- and natural-processing pioneers.

Origin

Costa Rica

Sabanilla, Central Valley

Varieties

Caturra

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Processing

Honey

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Elevation

Founded by

Chacón family

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The story

The Chacón family at Las Lajas were among the first in Costa Rica to popularise honey processing — leaving varying amounts of mucilage on the bean during drying — alongside fully natural lots. Their colour-coded 'yellow', 'red' and 'black' honeys helped define a whole category of Costa Rican coffee.

Varieties grown

CaturraCatuaí

Processing

HoneyNatural

In the cup

Red fruitBrown sugarWineySweet

Where to buy

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