Costarica Carreta Azul

Costarica Carreta Azul

Caffè Lab

About This Coffee

A specialty coffee from San Juanillo, Costa Rica, grown at altitudes between 1200 and 1500 meters. Produced under the Carreta Azul line by SMS Specialty Coffee, selected through FJO Patalillo in collaboration with small local producers. The coffee features Caturra and Catuaí varieties processed using the Natural method. It offers intense notes of tropical fruits, chocolate, and winey nuances, with a full-bodied and satisfying structure. Scored 85.00 points on the SCA cupping protocol.

Origin

San Juanillo (Costa Rica)

Flavor Notes

Chocolate, Tropical Fruit, Wine

Roast Level

Medium Dark, Medium Light

Processing

Natural

Typology

Arabica
Caturra, Catuai
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Caffè Lab

Andrea Bernini founded Caffè Lab in 2015 as a specialty coffee selection and importing company rooted in the heritage of his family's historic Florentine roasting house, Mokaflor, which has been operating since 1950 and handles the actual roasting of Caffè Lab's coffees. The project is built around experimentation and pushing beyond traditional Italian espresso methods, with a team that includes coffee specialists Simone Celli, Gabriele Cortopassi, and Robert Brinck alongside Bianca Bernini on communications. Caffè Lab's range spans from classic Italian blends and Fairtrade organic certified offerings to exclusive single origins from Nepal, Jamaica Blue Mountain, and Ethiopia Sidamo, available in beans, ground, pods, capsules, and even green coffee for home roasters. The company also founded Women in Coffee Italy, recognized by the International Women's Coffee Alliance, adding an advocacy dimension that distinguishes it from most Italian roasting operations. By pairing a seventy five year old family roasting tradition with a progressive, education driven approach to specialty coffee, Caffè Lab bridges two eras of Italian coffee culture.