Filter Costa Rica Red Catuai Natural

Description

Tasting Notes
A high-altitude Red Catuai that captures the essence of tropical elegance. Sweet notes of peach, pink lemonade and honey intertwine with a silky texture and bright acidity. The profile opens with clean juicy sweetness, revealing layers of red fruit and elderflower as it cools. This batch combines the precision of Alberto and Diego Guardia with the vibrant energy of Costa Rica’s highest.

History

This natural-processed Red Catuai comes from the renowned Hacienda Sonora Estate in Costa Rica, a farm known for innovation, quality, and sustainability. Grown at high density and picked by hand, the cherries undergo careful floating, patio drying, and controlled mechanical drying to ensure consistency and flavor clarity.

Red Catuai, a productive and compact varietal, offers a classic Costa Rican profile. Expect a clean, sweet cup with complex fruit notes and a well-rounded body — a result of meticulous processing and expert handling.

Hacienda Sonora, managed by the Rivera family for over a century, is a pioneer in alternative processing and varietal experimentation. With over 20 varietals cultivated across 80 hectares of coffee and 20+ hectares of forest reserve, this estate delivers distinctive coffees with exceptional cup quality.

Recipe

When replicating the recipe, there are different variables that can interfere in the final result of your cup, such as roasting date, conservation of the beans, environment, water, etc. It is important to keep in mind that all these factors may influence and you may have to make small adjustments when replicating this recipe.

Method: V60
Mill: Fellow Ode to number 6I
Recommended mineral water: Cleo

We used 15.5 grams of coffee per 240 grams of water at a temperature of 94º.
We add the water in 2 pours. First pour 60 grams, wait 30 seconds and then pour the rest of the water until we reach 240 grams. The total infusion time should be 3 minutes, obtaining with this recipe a TDS of 1.29% and an extraction percentage of 20.56%.