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Strawberry. Honeysuckle.
At altitudes climbing to 2000m, Diego Hidalgo nurtures some of the finest coffees in Costa Rica. This naturally processed lot is our first ever Masterpiece from La Bandera: expect exceptional clarity and silky notes of strawberry.
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This Gesha offers pronounced sweetness, alongside delicate layers of fruit and florals. When brewing, expect aromas of fresh berries and apricot.
The sweet profile is reminiscent of passion fruit, papaya, and strawberry. Honeysuckle and jasmine reveal irresistible Gesha character, followed by silky white chocolate sweetness as it cools.
Last year, we visited Costa Rica to connect with some of our closest partners. Meeting Diego at La Bandera, it was a pleasure to see the passion and commitment behind every coffee he produces. After completing his studies, Diego lived in the USA for more than 14 years. Returning to Costa Rica, he and his wife decided to invest a large part of their savings to buy La Bandera. Season after season, they have made incremental improvements and today the estate and mill is a picture of excellence.
La Bandera is located close to the Cerro de la Muerte, one of the highest peaks in Costa Rica. Cool winds that blow from the mountain produce a unique microclimate that is perfect for coffee. Diego is passionate about nurturing the terroir. Protected areas across the estate allow natural biodiversity to flourish, while providing shade and nutrition to the coffee.
Diego is passionate about processing and chooses to only dry his coffees naturally under the sun. With both open and covered beds, coffees are moved and sorted according to the weather conditions. First, by carefully measuring Brix sugar content, the harvest is perfectly timed. After hand picking, our Masterpiece lot was dried in the whole cherry on raised beds. The cool microclimate at the mill allows for drying times of 35 to 40 days, significantly longer than normal, and the slow process helps create abundant sweetness and depth of flavour.
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