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Next Roast on June 23, 2025

Roast Level: Bright

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Rolando, a member of the world-class Coopedota cooperative, cultivates his farm, El Encanto, in one of the country’s most renowned coffee regions: Dota, Tarrazú.

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Black Cherry

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The details

Origin story

  • Country Costa Rica
  • Producer Rolando Fonseca
  • Region Dota Tarrazú
  • Elevation Range 1700 m
  • Processing Method Semiwashed
  • Harvest November 2024 - March 2025
While the Geisha variety traces back to the ancient coffee forests of southwestern Ethiopia, this lot was grown by Rolando Fonseca in Costa Rica. Rolando, a member of the world-class Coopedota cooperative, cultivates his farm, El Encanto, in one of the country’s most renowned coffee regions: Dota, Tarrazú. Perched at 1,700 meters above sea level, the farm is marked by steep inclines and sweeping views of the town of Santa María below. Rolando tends the land with his father and a team of pickers who carefully select only ripe cherries from his small collection of Geisha trees. The high elevation means the coffee ripens slowly, and this year his microlots were among the last to arrive at Coopedota’s mill. There, the Geisha cherries underwent semi-washed processing: after pulping to remove their skins, a small amount of the fruit pulp was left intact before the beans were dried slowly on raised screens in a covered greenhouse. The result is a sweet cup with delicate citrus notes, a nod to both the variety and the process.
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How To Brew

We recommend starting with a 1:18 coffee-to-water ratio, which provides an excellent total extraction level and maximizes flavor pulled out of the ground coffee. For our single origin coffees we recommend a pour over method either on a Chemex, V60 or Kalita Wave on a 5 or 6 grind setting if you are ordering from Intelligentsiacoffee.com.

Recommended Method Pour Over

  1. 01.
    Boil Water 205 - 216 F
  2. 02.
    Weigh Coffee 1g of coffee per 18g of water
  3. 03.
    Drop In Filter Add filter to equipment
  4. 04.
    Grind Coffee Grind coffee and add to filter
  5. 05.
    Add Water Add water in stages
  6. 06.
    Remove Filter Enjoy your coffee!
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