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VOLCAN AZUL YELLOW HONEY GESHA
Specs
Producer Castro-Kahle Family
Farm Volcan Azul
Region Poas, West Valley, Costa Rica
Harvest Spring 2024
Varieties Gesha
Process Yellow Honey
Altitude 1,650 masl
Importer Apex
VOLCAN AZUL
Producer Profile
The Castro-Kahle family began producing coffee in the early days of the 19th century. All these years later, the family continues to produce coffee in three different volcanic regions in Costa Rica. At Volcan Azul, a wide and ever growing selection of varieties are planted. VA pushes boundaries of quality and experimentation by continusouly refining the various processing methods used on the farm; creating many distinct varietal expressions. All of this done with an eye towards environmental stewardship. Over the years, the Castro-Kahle family has acquired over 1,500 hectares of Costa Rican rainforest for ecological protection.
West Valley
About 25% of the coffee grown in Costa Rica comes from the West Valley region. Elevations here range from 900-1400 masl, and the region is blessed with a variety of micro-climates suitable for coffee production. A substantial portion of the country's Cup of Excellence winners come out of the West Valley.
Gesha
The famed and highly sought-after Gesha variety is originally from Ethiopia. It was transported to Latin America in the 1950s where it was noted for its tolerance to leaf rust. In 2005, the variety was "rediscovered" when it won that year's Best of Panama competition. Since then, it has gone on to break price records at auction year after year and has been planted by farmers across Latin America in hopes of securing high prices.
The variety itself is highly demanding, and it requires high elevations in order to really deliver the exceptional floral, jasmine and stone fruit cup characteristics it is so famous for. There are actually a number of genetically distinct varieties that carry the name Gesha, and most have been traced back to Landraces from the same geographic area in Ethiopia.
Yellow Honey
TRANSPARENCY
IMPORTER | Direct-Importation Handled by Apex |
FARMGATE PRICINGWhat's this?FOB: "Freight on board," usually the price paid to the coffee exporter for coffee ready to ship. This includes price paid to the producer as well as milling, warehousing and transportation costs plus any intermediaries' fees and export costs. Farmgate: the price paid by the exporter or other buyer to the producer or producer organization. | Volcan Azul exports their own coffee and sets their own prices. |
SUBTEXT PAID | $12.85 USD per lb |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 90 kg. Subtext purchased the full lot. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | We have been working with Alejo and Volcan Azul since 2020. Volcan Azul sells their coffee directly to Subtext and Apex handles the importation into Canada. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 87 |