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Costa Rica – Las Lajas Micromill – Finca Sabana Redonda – Yellow Diamond – Villalobos – Honey – Green Unroasted – Archived
Out of StockTaste: Jane’s sister’s granddaughter latched onto the name of this one and called it “the gem”, and so it is! Very fruit forward, bright and sharp with a fruity tartness reminiscent of fermented peaches and a lingering full mouthfeel.
Roast: Roast to medium (City Roast) to highlight the fruitiness or extend the development phase to bring out the richness this bean has to offer.
About: Oscar and Francisca Chacón are third-generation coffee producers, but the coffee is more than just in their family heritage: It’s in their hearts and souls as well. The couple is committed to quality and innovation, and are among the very first farmers in Costa Rica to produce Honey and Natural process specialty coffee.
In 2005, after years of delivering their cherry to a cooperative for the going market price, they decided to join the brand-new “micromill revolution” and buy their own depulper to have more control over the quality and the price they received for their lots. “At first, we didn’t know what we were doing,” Oscar explains. “We were just experimenting.” That experimentation led to some of the most exciting new flavor profiles we have ever tasted: Now, the Chacons produce a wide range of Honey process coffees, modulating the drying time in order to create different effects in the cup.
Necessity bred more innovation for the family when an earthquake in 2008 wiped out electricity and water to their area during the harvest. Unable to run the depulpers or to wash the mucilage off to produce Washed lots, Francisca took inspiration from her knowledge of African coffee production and quickly built raised beds on the property. Their Natural lots caught the attention of Cafe Imports’ founder Andrew Miller, and the rest is both history and our-story.
These days, Las Lajas focuses on several variations of both Honey and Natural process:
- White Honey: 80-100% mucilage removed
- Yellow Honey: 50-75% mucilage removed – Coffee is turned hourly on raised beds for a few days, then transferred to a greenhouse and turned regularly.
- Red Honey: <50% mucilage removed – Coffee is turned several times a day and dried for longer in the greenhouse.
- Black Honey: As little mucilage removed as possible – Coffee is turned once a day.
- Perla Negra Natural: Coffee dries directly in the sun for 10 days, rotating constantly, and then is transferred to bags and left for 2–3 days before being moved to raised beds.
- Alma Negra: Drying starts in the greenhouse for a few days. Then it is brought to the greenhouse and piled up at night and moved to the raised beds during the sunshine hours.
*Since 2018, they’ve been experimenting with a Honey-style process they are calling Diamond: The couple produces Yellow and Black Diamond lots. What makes the Diamonds different is that the drying requires closer attention than the other Honeys, as Oscar and Francisca want the temperature to stay very low throughout. First, the coffee is pre-dried on raised beds for one day, then moved to the drying patio where it is closely monitored for the duration. The Yellow Diamond takes 15–22 days to dry, and the Black Diamond a few days longer.
*Microlot Coffee Offerings: Farmers are paid quality premiums for any microlot coffee, which reflects the extra planning, effort, labor, and attention to detail required to produce them, as well as rewarding the ultimate job well done.
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Sample (1/4 lb) $3.49 / 1 Lb $8.49 / 5 Lbs ($8.39/lb) $41.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.29/lb) $207.25
Brazil Serra Negra – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP AGAIN!
Sample (1/4 lb) $2.29 / 1 Lb $6.79 / 5 Lbs ($6.69/lb) $33.45 / 25 Lbs ($6.59/lb) $164.75
Brazil Serra Negra – MWP Decaf – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.49 / 1 Lb $8.49 / 5 Lbs ($8.39/lb) $41.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.29/lb) $207.25
Breakfast Blend – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 lb $8.99 / 5 lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75
Burundi – Gakenke – Kayanza – Microlot – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $10.29 / 5 Lbs ($10.19/lb) $50.95 / 25 Lbs ($10.09/lb) $252.25
Burundi – Rimiro – Ngozi – Natural – Microlot – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.39 / 1 Lb $8.19 / 5 Lbs ($8.09/lb) $40.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.99/lb) $199.75
Campfire Blend – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 lb $8.99 / 5 lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75
Colombia Excelso – Gran Galope – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $2.79 / 1 Lb $7.49 / 5 Lbs ($7.39/lb) $36.95 / 25 Lbs ($7.29/lb) $182.25
Colombia Huila – EA DECAF de Caña – Mujeres del Huila – Flor Blanca – Select Women Producers – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.29 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75
Congo – SOPACDI – Women’s Coffee Project Micro-Station – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4lb) $4.99 / 1lb $9.59 / 5lbs ($9.49/lb) $47.45 / 25lbs ($9.39/lb) $234.75
Costa Rica – DECAF – HG MC – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75
Costa Rica – DECAF SWP – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.80 / 1 Lb $10.99 / 5 Lbs ($10.89/lb) $54.45 / 25 Lbs ($10.79/lb) $269.75
Costa Rica – Las Lajas Micromill – Finca El Guachipelin – Perla Negra – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $7.99 / 1 Lb $15.49 / 5 Lbs ($15.39/lb) $76.95 / 25 Lbs ($15.29/lb) $382.25
Costa Rica – Las Lajas Micromill – Finca Las Lajas – Caturra & Catuai – Yellow Diamond – Honey – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75
Costa Rica – Las Lajas Micromill – Finca Pinitos – Villa Sarchi – Black Diamond – Natural – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75
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1 Lb $19.79 / 5 Lbs ($19.69/lb) $98.45 / Sample (1/4 lb) $8.99
Costa Rica – Microlot – Alto San Juan Micromill (Diego Abarca) – Finca San Calletano – Los Limones lot – Red Catuai – Red Honey – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $5.99 / 1 Lb $11.19 / 5 Lbs ($11.09/lb) $55.45 / 25 Lbs ($10.99/lb) $274.75
Costa Rica Cafe Vida – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP AGAIN!
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.39 / 1 Lb $8.09 / 5 Lbs ($7.99/lb) $39.95 / 25 Lbs ($7.89/lb) $197.25
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1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75 / Sample (1/4 lb) $4.09
Decaf Bundle – Green Unroasted – 5% off regular price
3 Lbs (Reg. $34.96) $33.21
Ecuador – Fair Trade Organic – PROCAFEQ – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75
El Salvador – Santa Ana – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $2.99 / 1 Lb $6.79 / 5 Lbs ($6.69lb) $33.45 / 25 Lbs ($6.59/lb) $164.75
Espresso – Dark Blend – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.45 / 1 lb $8.99 / 5 lbs (8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 lbs (8.79/lb) $219.75
Espresso – Light Blend – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.45 / 1 lb $7.99 / 5 lbs ($7.89/lb) $39.45 / 25 lbs ($7.79/lb) $194.75
Espresso – Medium Blend – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.45 / 1 lb $7.99 / 5 lbs ($7.89/lb) $39.45 / 25 lbs (7.79/lb) $194.75
Ethiopian Guji – Organic – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $5.49 / 1 Lb $11.29 / 5 Lbs ($11.19/lb) $55.95 / 25 Lbs ($11.09/lb) $277.25
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75
Guatemala Quetzal Huehuetenango – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.29 / 1 Lb $7.69 / 5 Lbs ($7.59/lb) $37.95 / 25 Lbs ($7.49/lb) $187.25
Harvest Blend – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.00 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75
Hawaiian Kona Prime – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $19.99 / 1 Lb $47.99 / 5 Lbs ($47.89/lb) $239.45
Honduras – Copan – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $7.39 / 5 Lbs ($7.29/lb) $36.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.19/lb) $179.75
India Plantation A – Aruka Valley – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.79 / 5 Lbs ($8.69/lb) $43.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.59/lb) Reg. $215.75
International Exotic Bundle – Green Unroasted – 5% off regular price
5 Lbs (Reg. $50.85) $48.31
Jamaica Blue Mountain – Fair Trade – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $19.99 / 1 Lb $47.99 / 5 Lbs ($47.89/lb) $239.45
Java – Riunggunung Estate – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75
Java – Sunda Hejo – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.89 / 5 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $43.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.69/lb) $217.25
Kenya – Muiri Estate – Organic – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.89 / 1 Lb $10.79 / 5 Lbs ($10.69/lb) $53.45 / 25 Lbs ($10.59/lb) $264.75
Kenya AA – Kitchwa Tembo – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.49 / 1Lb $10.09 / 5 Lbs ( $9.99/lb) $49.95 / 25 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $247.25
Kona Blend – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $5.99 / 1 Lb $13.29 / 5 Lbs ($13.19/lb) $65.95 / 25 Lbs ($13.09/lb) $327.25
La Minita Tarrazu de Costa Rica – RFA – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $10.49 / 5 Lbs ($10.39/lb) $51.95 / 25 Lbs ($10.29/lb) ) $257.25
Mexican Chiapas – CABONOCH – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.79 / 1 Lb $8.29 / 5 Lbs ($8.19/lb) $40.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.09/lb) $202.25
Mexican Chiapas – Cristal – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
1 Lb $6.99 / 5 Lbs ($6.89/lb) $34.45 / 25 Lbs ($6.79/lb) $169.75 / Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99
Mexican Chiapas – Triunfo Verde Cooperative – El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve – “Women Coffee Producer Program” – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.39 / 5 Lbs ($8.29/lb) $41.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.19/lb) $204.75
Mocha Java Blend – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $12.99 / 5 Lbs ($12.89/lb) $64.45 / 25 Lbs ($12.79/lb) $319.75
Nicaragua – Aldea Global – Tierra Madre – Women Coffee Producer Program – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.79 / 1 Lb $7.99 / 5 Lbs ($7.89/lb) $39.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.79/lb) $194.75
Nicaragua Segovia – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.09 / 1 Lb $7.39 / 5 Lbs ($7.29/lb) $36.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.19/lb) $179.75
Organic Bundle – Green Unroasted – 5% off regular price
5 Lbs (Reg. $42.95) $40.80
Papua New Guinea – Keto Tapasi – Chuave – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $5.59 / 1 Lb $8.79 / 5 lbs ($8.69/lb) $43.45 / 25 lbs ($8.59/lb) $214.75
Peru – Cajamarca – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75
Peru – Lima Coffee – Fair Trade Organic – Women Coffee Producer Program – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.99 / 1 Lb $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) $44.45 / 25 Lbs ($8.79/lb) $219.75
Rudolph’s Red Nose Blend – Green Unroasted – Monthly Special – 15% Off
Sample (1/4 lb) Sale $3.39 - Reg. $3.99 / 1 Lb Sale $7.64/lb - Reg. $8.99 / 5 Lbs ($8.89/lb) Sale $37.78 - Reg. $44.45
Rwanda – Abadatezuka COOP – Cyato – Gwiza – Women Coffee Producer Program – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.79 / 1 Lb $9.79 / 5 Lbs ($9.69/lb) $48.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.59/lb) $239.75
Sumatra – SWP DECAF – KSU Arinagata – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.49 / 1 Lb $9.49 / 5 Lbs ($9.39/lb) $46.95 / 25 Lbs ($9.29/lb) $232.25
Sumatra Aceh – Fair Trade Organic – GARMINDO – Peteri Bensu – Gayo – Women Coffee Producer Program – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75
Sumatra Aceh – Harimau Tiger – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.99 / 1 Lb $9.99 / 5 Lbs ($9.89/lb) $49.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.79/lb) $244.75
Sumatra Mandheling – Koperasi Gayo Nusantara – Fair Trade Organic – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $4.79 / 1 Lb $9.79 / 5 Lbs ($9.69/lb) $48.45 / 25 Lbs ($9.59/lb) $239.75
Tanzania Peaberry – Green Unroasted – PRICE DROP
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.19 / 1 Lb $7.59 / 5 Lbs ($7.49/lb) $37.45 / 25 Lbs ($7.39/lb) $184.75
Vietnam Dung K’No – Duc Trong Mill – Lam Dong – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $3.69 / 1 Lb $8.69 / 5 Lbs ($8.59/lb) $42.95 / 25 Lbs ($8.49/lb) $212.25
Women Owned Bundle – Green Unroasted – 5% off regular price
5 lbs (Reg. $44.75) $42.51
Yemen Haraaz Deluxe – Sharqi Haraaz – Green Unroasted
Sample (1/4 lb) $6.39 / 1 Lb $16.29 / 5 Lbs ($16.19/lb) $80.95
When you first open the bag of medium roasted Las Laja Finca Calle you get a lovely waft of cherry fruit, chocolate malt and caramel. Tasting it black it is very smooth and has lots of juicy fruit aroma and definitely a buttery characteristic (for some reason I was reminded of an oak casked chardonnay, smooth and buttery). Add whole cream and you have a wonderful cup of dessert to enjoy.