Coda di Topo folks! Mmmm!
It's 6AM and we're at the opening of the New Earth Fare in Seminole. Yes, they had a marching band from Seminole High School. And yes, the lines stretched around the building. 300+ people since 3 AM!!!
Receiving station in the Tarrazu region.
This is at a receiving station in the Tarrazu region.. The farmers bring their truck loads of coffee cherries that were picked that day and unload them into "fanegas", the green metal box you see. Each fanegas measures about 20 cajuelas. Each cajuela is about 17 liters. All the beans that are delivered were picked earlier that day. Coffee has to be processed the same day as they were picked to prevent uncontrolled fermentation which would ruin the flavor.
Finca Santa Rosa 1900, Costa Rica
Finca Santa Rosa 1900, Costa Rica. These are images of the raised platform drying beds used at most of the farms we visited in Costa Rica.
Coffee drying process
The workers at Finca Santa Rosa 1900 are raking the coffee to prevent uneven drying and to allow all the coffee to get exposure to the sun and air.
Testing and tasting espresso blends. Look at that FABULOUS crema!! This is Luna-Tic Espresso in action!