Costa Rica Sonora Natural

Origin: Costa Rica
Region: Alajuela, Central Valley
Farm: Hacienda Sonora
Farmer: Alberto and Diego Guardia
Process: Natural
Roast Level: Light / Medium
We taste: Notes: Mixed Berries, Cherry, Dried Fruit, Chocolate, Mild Citrus, Brown Sugar fragrance
Recommended Extraction: Any Brew Method

Hacienda Sonora Estate has been in Alberto’s family for more than a Century. In the 1970’s when Alberto took over the farm he began planting the majority of the land with coffee and shortly after it became the main source of income. In 1999 with historical low coffee prices Alberto invested in a Mill in order to be able to maximize his quality, in order to do so he became a pioneer in very alternative processing techniques at the time such as Honey and Naturals. Don Alberto also became living proof of how unique varieties could create different levels of complexity in the cup. Nowadays, Hacienda Sonora has more than 20 different varieties of plants in 80 hectares of coffee (+ 20 hectares of forest reserve) and is known to be a welcoming place for coffee lovers. All of the energy consumed by the farm is 100% renewable energy harvested on the farm. This energy supplies power to the coffee mill and provides a portion of free electricity for some of the people who live and work at the farm. The green energy is harvested from a natural water stream with a special turbine, known as a Pelton Wheel.