Perla Negra - Francisca Cubillo

Perla Negra is a natural process single varietal microlot from Francisca Cubillo and Oscar Chacón at Beneficio Las Lajas in Sabanilla de Alejela, Costa Rica, located near Poas Volcano in the West Central Valley. This coffee features the Hybrid 17 cultivar, selected for exceptional sweetness through their hybrid testing program. Only the highest Brix content cherries from the special reserve lot were hand-selected and processed using the distinctive Perla Negra natural process, where coffee cherries are dried intact on patios and raised beds. This historic processing method originated in 2009 following an earthquake and produces a characteristic black dried cherry. Only 8 bags of this micro-microlot were produced exclusively for Torque Coffees. Las Lajas is certified organic and represents three generations of coffee farming since 1840.