Seth Taylor: Coffee By Design
Toronto, ON, Canada
I have worked with Arturo in the past and his coffee is exceptional. He runs a small farm with his family in the Dota Valley in Terrazu. He is a master of the Honey Process. The Honey Process involves removing the seed from the coffee fruit, coffee is a fruit that grows like a cranberry, but leaving a portion of the mucilage behind. The amount of mucilage and the drying conditions determine the final outcome of the Honey Process that we define by the use of colours. Black Honey has the most mucilage left on the seed while drying. Red Honey and Yellow Honey follow respectively reducing the amount of mucilage until White Honey where almost no mucilage is left on the seed. The White Honey reminds me of a washed coffee. It is clean and crisp. Flavours of Green Apple and Green Grape with a Honey sweetness and an acidity that really pops!
Green Apple
Lemongrass
Bittersweet Chocolate
Type
Single Origin
Origin
Terrazu, Costa Rica
Varieties
Catuai
Process
White Honey
Altitude
1750m
Producer
Bonilla Martinez Family