Rodolfo E. Boillat continues his family ́s coffee legacy, as the third generation producing specialty coffee.He is very proud that now his daughter, Ariela M. Boillat is involved as a f ourth generation.Their professional and unique year-round method of cultivating, harvesting, and milling guarantees a consistent specialty coffee bean. This is complemented with their social and environmental consciousness, as15% of the farm is preserved as natural forest.FINCA CARRIZAL is located between two majestic volcanoes Poas and Barva, that dominate the landscape of the Central Valley Region of Costa Rica. Two crystal water rivers form the property's natural borders. The farm stands in a 74 acre plateau of rich volcanic soil, in the middle of natural forests and wildlife, that nest the emerald-green coffee plantation. At4,900 feet above sea level, with brilliant summer days and rainy winter nights, it has the ideal microclimate conditions to harvest one of the best coffee beans in the world. Coffee fruits are hand-picked, selecting only those that have reached the optimum level of ripeness. These coffee cherries are then carefully milled, using the highest standards of quality and traceability, to obtain a perfectly balanced cup. The Kenya SL28 coffee from Higueron Lot atFinca Carrizal, has a full body, rich flavor and floral aroma that will delight the most demanding palates!
| Rank: |
11 |
| Score: |
88.07 |
| Size: |
12 |
| Weight: |
760.6 |
| Variety: |
SL-28 |
| Process: |
Washed |
| Region: |
Valle Central |
| Overall: |
Complex , Balance and clean, Chocolate, Dry, Floral, Fresh fruits,Red fruit |
| Flavor: |
Caramel , Dark Chocolate , Grapefruit , Black Tea , Dried Fruit , Molasses , Plum , Red Currant , Stone Fruit , Apricot, Bergamot, Berry, Black Cherry, Brown Spice, Brown Sugar, Cacao Nibs, Chalky, Citrus Fruit, Clove, Cocoa Powder, Cranberry, Delicate, Dried Dates, Floral, Jasmine, Juniper, Lemon & Lime, Lime zest, |
| Acidity: |
Cherry like, Citric Acid, Complex, Grape, Lemon, Malic, Malic Acid, Red fruits, Subtle lactic, Tangerine, Tartaric acid |
