Costa Rica Don Eli Antifiteatro Anaerobic Geisha
Finca Milan Caturra Nitro Fermentation Washed
Origin: Costa RicaRegion: San Marcos de TarrazuFarmer: Carlos MonteroFarm Size & Elevation: 7 Hectares, 1800-1900 MASLVarietal: GeishaProcessing Method: Anaerobic Natural
Tasting Notes: Cherry, grape soda, pomegranate, honey, black honey
Selva Coffee (the importer) was started by the daughter of the Montero Family, and her husband, an Arizona local who worked with Presta when it first opened at Mercado San Augustine. Her father Carlos has been growing coffee his entire life, taught by his father who grew it before him. Presently Carlos' son, Jacob, handles all of the specialized coffee processing on the farm bringing the third generation of the family farm full circle, preserving traditions while also keeping up with the changing landscape that is the coffee world.
Anfiteatro is a very important part of La Pastora that is the premier farm of Don Eli and is highly sought after the world over - it produces the cream of the crop year after year. La Pastora is the name of one of the highest peaks in the Tarrazu growing region and is trademarked by the renowned Coopetarrazu (which is why "Tarrazu" cannot be printed on the jute bag or exported under this name). The mountain boasts extraordinary altitude up to 2200 MASL and benefits from a unique microclimate resulting from surrounding peaks and the Pacific Ocean. Actually, a few short years ago farmers weren’t able to grow coffee in this area because it was too cold of an environment. Yet, with the climate changing, brave farmers willing to take a risk, and new varieties - the mountain has been developed into many outstanding coffee farms. Most of the farms found on La Pastora sell their fruit to Coopetarrazu which combines the coffee to create a solid micro-region community lot, but when one is able to process micro-lots from this alp separately that’s when amazing things happen in the cup. This is a truly special coffee from Presta's longest standing producer partnership.