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An extraordinary 88-point Costa Rican SL28 featuring rich tropical fruits, sparkling blood orange, and a deep black currant sweetness.

  • Costa Rica
  • SL28
  • Yellow Honey
  • Tropical Fruit, Blood Orange, Lemon, Black Currant, and Berries
  • Omni
  • 88
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origin

  • Turrubares

  • Costa Rica

  • 1300-1500m

  • Minor Salas

APROCETU - Minor Salas

Minor Salas is a visionary coffee producer and a driving force behind APROCETU in the Turrubares region of Costa Rica's Central Valley. Operating in a microclimate blessed with rich soils and perfect altitude, Minor has dedicated his life to elevating local coffee production from commercial standards to world-class specialty levels.

Through his work with APROCETU, Minor not only crafts exceptional 88-point coffees but also leads a community-wide effort to create sustainable, high-value opportunities for local families, ensuring that the legacy of Costa Rican specialty coffee thrives for generations to come.

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About the process

WHAT IS A Yellow Honey PROCESS?

It belongs to the Honey coffee processes.

In the Yellow Honey process, the coffee cherries are pulped but a precise percentage of the sweet, sugary mucilage is left tightly bound to the parchment. The beans are then immediately moved to drying beds, receiving a balanced amount of shade and sun. As the mucilage dries, it oxidizes into a beautiful yellowish-amber hue, slowly absorbing the natural sugars into the seed. This method bridges the gap between washed and natural coffees, resulting in a cup with amplified body, a velvety, honey-like mouthfeel, and a rich, rounded fruity sweetness without losing structural clarity.

IN THIS COFFEE:

Selected cherries pulped leaving 50-75% mucilage, drying 10-15 days on raised beds to maximize its tropical sweetness.

ABOUT THE VARIETAL

GENERAL INFORMATION:

  • NAME: SL28
  • MOTHER SPECIES: Arabica
  • RIPE CHERRY COLOUR: Red

TYPICAL CUP PROFILE:

Renowned for its intense, complex, and vibrant acidity (often reminiscent of blackcurrant, citrus, and dark berries). It delivers a heavy, syrupy body, deep sweetness, and an exceptionally clean, lingering finish.

GENETIC ORIGIN & HISTORY:

Selected in Kenya during the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories (hence the 'SL'). It was bred from a single drought-resistant tree found in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) tied to the Bourbon genetic line. While initially developed for its resilience and high yield in East Africa, it has become a legendary heirloom variety worldwide, celebrated strictly for its world-class, competition-level cup quality.