We have been thrilled with the coffees from the small Don Eli farm in Costa Rica since the beginning of 2018 and have been buying fresh harvests regularly ever since. On our origin trips through Panama & Costa Rica, we were able to visit the farm owner Carlos Montero and his family in the Tarrazú region several times and have only fallen in love with his coffee even more since then. Carlos' incredible passion, professionalism and dedication to coffee can be felt everywhere and no step is left to chance.
This lot comes from the El Anfiteatro plantation in La Pastora, undoubtedly Carlos' most desired lots of each year. This plantation is located on the top of a famous mountain in Tarrazu called "La Pastora" and offers extreme altitudes of at least 1900 meters. The microclimate is ideal for coffee cultivation: the soil is very fertile, the air is fresh and cool, on the one hand it rains a lot, on the other hand the crescent-shaped plot receives many hours of sunshine per day. The altitude allows for optimal growth and slow ripening of the coffee cherries, which makes the flavor even more intense. We are convinced that the unique location of the plantation and the great care that Carlos devotes to it mean that this hillside produces some of the best coffees that Costa Rica has to offer, year after year.