Alex Ureña • Red-Honey-Processed Ethiopian Heirloom

Alex Ureña

Costa Rica

what we tasteMilk Tea, Peach, Florals

process: Red Honey Process
roast range: City (Light)
classification: Black Label
variety: Heirloom
region: Tarrazu, Los Santos
altitude: 2000m

$25.60

all coffees on this website are sold green

Size:

1lb 7lb

Variant

Why a 7lb bag? It is the optimal packaging and shipping size for our production model, so we can save you some money if we sell in these increments.

Available now. Shipping is based on total order weight.

From our cuppers

Milk Tea, Peach, Florals

"Santa Teresa 2000 has a renowned reputation for a reason, the coffees coming from Alex and Roger remain among the most complex coffees we get out of Costa Rica. The subtle depth of flavor paired with the tasteful juiciness makes this specific coffee shine. I’ve gone with a particularly light roast profile to feature the tea-like characteristics of this coffee, and it makes for an excellent pour over. Highly recommend."

-Jonathan, Head Roaster

Las Vueltas Coffee Production

Roger Ureña has been involved in coffee farming since he was a young boy. Both his parents and grandparents were coffee farmers and taught him how to work the land. In his own words, he believes that growing coffee in Tarrazu is a very common activity which has been shared from family to family for years, because it is a good source of income and family growth.

The main farm, Santa Teresa, where the mill is located was acquired by Roger 10 years ago. Its altitude goes from 1600 masl to 2050 masl. It has a total of 60 hectares, but the area where coffee is planted is just 10 hectares. Most of the land remains protected forest. Roger strategically chose a great parcel of his land to build his processing plant. It faces the gentle afternoon sun and is situated on a slope that clouds tend to move away from quickly. In this farm he decided to install a Penagos pulping machine, raised beds inside of a greenhouse, concrete patios, mechanical dryers, and a warehouse. A complete operation.

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