Sweet Lucia

Espresso Single Origin of the Month - Costa Rica Sweet Lucia

- Process: Washed

- Variety: Caturra

- Altitude: 1400 - 2000 Masl

Taste: White Nectarine ,Baking Spices, Malt, Maple Syrup

About the Coffee

High in the Pérez Zeledón highlands, in the shadow of Cerro Chirripó, 200 producer associates from CoopeAgri work 250 hectares of volcanic soil across seven mountain towns. This is a co-op with pedigree — founded in 1962 by 391 small-scale farmers, now 8,000 members strong — but what matters in the cup is altitude, terroir, and precision.

The result: a clean, washed Caturra lot with white nectarine brightness, crisp acidity, and a deep maple and baking-spice sweetness underneath. Bright at the front, syrupy at the back.

Beyond the cup, CoopeAgri reinvests in its growers — medical offices, agronomy support, organic fertiliser programs, and a café showcasing their own coffees. Buying this lot supports that infrastructure directly.

Barista Notes — Espresso

This lot's density and clean processing reward a slightly stretched ratio and patient extraction.

- Ratio: 1:2.2–1:2.5 (18g in, 40–45g out) — opens the white nectarine and washed acidity without tipping into sharpness

- Time: 26–30 seconds — dense washed coffees need the extra contact time to unlock the maple sweetness and build body

- Temp: 93–94.5°C — enough energy to dissolve the sugars; push higher and you risk woody bitterness from the baking spice notes

Single Origin coffee orders can take up to 1.5 weeks to be delivered. We roast them weekly and they sell out fast.claude