El Venado SL-28 White Honey

Our El Venado SL-28 White Honey is must-try microlot from Costa Rica that our cuppers describe as lovely, sweet, and laden with bright orange notes as it cools. This stunning coffee is a SL-28, the coveted coffee variety responsible for so many of the memorable coffees coming out of Kenya. We love that this coffee displays characteristics reminiscent of both notable coffee growing countries with a Kenya-like syrupy, red fruit quality coupled with the refreshing floral and honey notes that can be found in high quality Costa Rican coffees. This particular lot is a white honey, meaning the coffee seeds were dried in a small amount of partial fruit (which creates even more pronounced fruit flavors). It’s velvety and juicy with tasting notes of Orange Crush, kiwi, clover honey, golden raisin, jasmine, and red fruits. It’s a beautiful example of the melding of variety, origin, and a distinct processing method to create a memorable and elegant cup of coffee. We highly recommend!

Farm Level Info. The Cerro San Luis Micromill and its affiliated farms (including El Venado) are run by a pair of second-generation coffee-producing sisters and their husbands. The family’s farms are adjacent to one another and the micromill they share (Cerro San Luis) is located close by at the family home. They grow a multitude of varieties with the focus on producing unique and high quality microlots.