Costa Rican EP Dota Tarrazu – Santa Maria – Natural Processed

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There is nowhere like Costa Rica when it comes to coffee cooperatives.  CoopeDota, which produces this coffee,  is one of the finest.

It starts with an unmatched commitment to the environment. CoopeDota has a first of its kind certified carbon-neutral mill, which features hydro-powered energy consumption, water efficient eco-pulpers (also called a demucilager), and mechanical coffee dryers fueled by coffee parchment. Nearly 900 producer-members living throughout the canton of Dota within the province of San Jose, Costa Rica focus their attention on farm management throughout the year and then deliver their cherry to the CoopeDota mill where traceability and quality control are second to none.

CoopeDota has an equally intricate model of income diversification with a profitable agriculture supply store and tourism department dedicated to showing off coffee farms to visitors. They also roast their own coffee and operate three cafes and a cupper/barista training center. Their commitment to the environment also extends to the community of Santa Maria de Dota where the cooperative manages trash pickup for the entire town.

Tasting Notes: A more delicate fruit forward refined cup of coffee. Very clean, sweet with dominate fruit (cascara/strawberry) and floral tones balanced with hints of nutty and chocolaty undertones. Traditional light roasts will have some crisp acidity while fresh leaning it a little more towards floral notes, we would call it front loaded but tasty, not much balance with any darker tones and can end a little dry, but plenty wild upfront to make natural processed fans happy. Medium roasts will be best for most, medium to low acidity, hints of floral and fruit balanced with smooth and sweeter darker tones. Dark roasts themselves pick up a little bittersweet edge but have wonderful aromatics and good body.

Roasting Notes: High chaff and a little uneven roasting, would recommend erroring lighter than darker and pushing the roast a little on the second attempt if the cup is a little too bright or fruit forward for ones tastes. Setup helps smooth it out greatly, hard to wait but 48 hours after roasting will be decently smoother and more defined.