Costa Rica Don Sabino SL28 Natural

Costa Rica Don Sabino SL28 Natural

Roast Level: Nordic Filter Roast
Best For: Filter
Micromill: Don Sabino Micromill
Region: Sabanilla de Alajeula, Central Valley
Altitude: 1,300 – 1,600 masl
Plant Varietal: SL28
Tasting Notes: Raspberry, Grape, Lavender

(Nordic filter roast is lighter than our light roast to showcase the potential of the bean based on its origin, variety, process, and terroir.)

Don Sabino Micromill is a father-son project that produces meticulous coffees in what seems like “simple” conditions but with incredible care and attention to detail.

Though the mill was established in 2011, Steven Vargas and his father have both been in coffee their whole lives. They own several plots of farmland in the area, where they grow a number of different varieties: Villa Sarchi is their primary crop, but they also grow Catuai, Caturra, Gesha, SL-28, and a small amount of Mokka. For several of the mill’s early years, the Vargas drying beds were full of only Naturals. But lately, Steven is attempting a small amount of Honey coffee as well, “because Luis likes it,” he says of Luis Arocha, the senior green-coffee buyer for Oxcart Coffee: Cafe Imports Latin America, who is based out of the office in San José.

The Don Sabino micromill manages the farms El Apostol, El Orvo, El Llamarón, and La Roca.

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