Costa Rica Montano Micro-mill Jaguar - Anaerobic Fermentation
PRODUCER
Montano Micro-Mill. Various smallholders
PROCESSING
Anaerobic Honey
HARVEST SCHEDULE
January - March
VARIETY
Caturra. Catuai
ALTITUDE (MASL)
1200 - 1750
FLAVOR
Cinnamon, Blackberry, Pumpkin Spice, Mango, Raspberry, Tea Rose
Beneficio San Diego. Costa Rica's most innovative and largest private mill, acquired Montano Micro Mill with a plan to take experimentation to the next level. Montano is led by Juan Ramon, a local producer with a strong reputation for high quality. Under his direction and with Volcafe support, Montano is set to become a high-powered lab where research towards new processes can thrive.
The Anaerobic process begins with the selection of handpicked ripe, red coffee cherries. Selecting the cherries when they are at their ripest ensures a high sugar content, which helps feed the anaerobic process.
At the mill. the coffee is depulped with a portion of the mucilage left intact. From there, the coffee is put in air-tight, stainless-steel tanks with the mucilage left on. The absence of oxygen stimulates an anaerobic fermentation process.
Socially Responsible Coffee
Volcafe and Funaci6n Pro Zool6gicos have partnered to preserve Panthera onca. an endangered jaguar species in Costa Rica that holds cultural significance in indigenous mysticism. For every lOOlbs of Jaguar coffee sold. we contribute $1 to protect Costa Rica's Jaguar population.
PRODUCER
Montano Micro-Mill. Various smallholders
PROCESSING
Anaerobic Honey
HARVEST SCHEDULE
January - March
VARIETY
Caturra. Catuai
ALTITUDE (MASL)
1200 - 1750
FLAVOR
Cinnamon, Blackberry, Pumpkin Spice, Mango, Raspberry, Tea Rose
Beneficio San Diego. Costa Rica's most innovative and largest private mill, acquired Montano Micro Mill with a plan to take experimentation to the next level. Montano is led by Juan Ramon, a local producer with a strong reputation for high quality. Under his direction and with Volcafe support, Montano is set to become a high-powered lab where research towards new processes can thrive.
The Anaerobic process begins with the selection of handpicked ripe, red coffee cherries. Selecting the cherries when they are at their ripest ensures a high sugar content, which helps feed the anaerobic process.
At the mill. the coffee is depulped with a portion of the mucilage left intact. From there, the coffee is put in air-tight, stainless-steel tanks with the mucilage left on. The absence of oxygen stimulates an anaerobic fermentation process.
Socially Responsible Coffee
Volcafe and Funaci6n Pro Zool6gicos have partnered to preserve Panthera onca. an endangered jaguar species in Costa Rica that holds cultural significance in indigenous mysticism. For every lOOlbs of Jaguar coffee sold. we contribute $1 to protect Costa Rica's Jaguar population.
PRODUCER
Montano Micro-Mill. Various smallholders
PROCESSING
Anaerobic Honey
HARVEST SCHEDULE
January - March
VARIETY
Caturra. Catuai
ALTITUDE (MASL)
1200 - 1750
FLAVOR
Cinnamon, Blackberry, Pumpkin Spice, Mango, Raspberry, Tea Rose
Beneficio San Diego. Costa Rica's most innovative and largest private mill, acquired Montano Micro Mill with a plan to take experimentation to the next level. Montano is led by Juan Ramon, a local producer with a strong reputation for high quality. Under his direction and with Volcafe support, Montano is set to become a high-powered lab where research towards new processes can thrive.
The Anaerobic process begins with the selection of handpicked ripe, red coffee cherries. Selecting the cherries when they are at their ripest ensures a high sugar content, which helps feed the anaerobic process.
At the mill. the coffee is depulped with a portion of the mucilage left intact. From there, the coffee is put in air-tight, stainless-steel tanks with the mucilage left on. The absence of oxygen stimulates an anaerobic fermentation process.
Socially Responsible Coffee
Volcafe and Funaci6n Pro Zool6gicos have partnered to preserve Panthera onca. an endangered jaguar species in Costa Rica that holds cultural significance in indigenous mysticism. For every lOOlbs of Jaguar coffee sold. we contribute $1 to protect Costa Rica's Jaguar population.