This coffee from Volcan Azul in Costa Rica's West Valley features the SL28 variety grown at 1500 meters elevation on highly fertile volcanic soil. Producer Alejo Castro employs an Anaerobic Natural processing method to achieve a balanced profile. The coffee offers tasting notes of mulled red wine, date, and floral with juicy fruit flavors and high sweetness.
Hydrangea Coffee Roasters is a specialty roastery based in Berkeley, California, focused on light, fruit forward coffees produced through modern fermentation and experimental processing techniques. The lineup emphasizes terroir, showcasing how region, climate, and varietal interact with processing to shape flavor. New releases rotate regularly, featuring single origin lots with detailed tasting notes and processing information for each offering. The roastery's approach rewards adventurous palates drawn to the intersection of agricultural science and cup quality.