Herba Finca La Casita Farm, a pioneer of small farmers in Costa Rica, in the Central Valley.

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Introduction of the black honey treatment of Herba Finca La Casita Farm in the Central Valley, a pioneer of small farmers in Costa Rica!

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Carlos Barrantes family has owned and operated Herbazu micromill. Their harvesting workers are about 45 indigenous people from Panama who come to work on this farm every season. These workers are paid very high wages. They focus on picking coffee cherries and pick only dark red coffee beans. This is the best coffee color!

The Herbastian treatment plant is located in the western valley of Costa Rica, on a hillside about five kilometers north of Naranjo. It has been 80 years since its founder, Barrantes. Now run by the sons and grandchildren of the founder Barretti brothers, covering an area of about 30 hectares, it can be regarded as a medium-sized and small coffee farm. For many years, the manor harvested red berries and sold them to large local processing plants, but since the purchase of a honey treatment equipment in 2001, all the coffee berries of the family's cousins have been handed over to their own processing plants. Due to the proficiency of honey treatment technology, it has won frequent awards in recent years, the fame of the treatment plant has greatly increased, it has quickly won the favor of international buyers, and the income of family members has also increased rapidly, which has become a very successful case of the revolutionary movement of micro-processing plants.

The manor mainly cultivates Villa-sarchi, a unique local variety in the western valley, which is a bourbon variety with strong wind resistance and preference for high altitude environment, which is very suitable for cultivation in the western valley region. With excellent acidity and a variety of fruit aromas, high sweetness.

In recent years, the manor has made many innovations, including the introduction of traditional Bourbon, the well-known variety SL28 of Kenya, and the brilliant geisha (Geisha) in Panama. Although the main output comes from the local excellent variety Viya Saatchi, it has added the characteristics of some cutting-edge varieties, coupled with Herbashi's first-class honey processing skills in Costa Rica, which led the manor to win the 2015 COE championship. It also set an ultra-high price tag of $42 per pound.

Producer: Herbazu Manor & processing Plant

Producing area: West Valley in the western valley

Treatment method: White honey treatment

Variety: Vera Shaki (Villa Sarchi)

1500 to 1700 meters above sea level

Hierarchical SHB

Flavor description: citrus sweetness, citric acid, smooth taste, honey chocolate finish!