Costa Rica
Project Next Gen
Anaerobic Natural
R399.00
Raspberry candy, grape sherbet and lemon sorbet
- Origin:
Costa Rica
- Variety:
Geisha
- Region:
West Valley
- Producer:
Alejo Castro
- Altitude:
1600 – 1700 masl
- Processing:
Anaerobic Natural
Coffee Origins
The first version of the Liliana project started in June 2019, to celebrate the arrival of our Founders’s Baby Girl, Liliana. Dario was fortunate enough to import a nanolot (just 20kgs!) of one of the best Geisha varietals he had ever tasted. The coffee was from farmer, and our friend, Alejo Castro from Costa Rica.
Today, Alejo and Dario are great friends and we purchase a lot more than 20kgs from Volcan Azul each harvest. Liliana has a brother, Luca, and Alejo has a daughter, Ella. The Liliana Project has evolved into Project Next Gen. A fun, quality focused annual release highlighting our shared focus on sustainability and building something for generations to come. Alejo knows all about this, being a 6th Generation coffee farmer!
Dario visited Alejo last year and they spent time in the exact same Geisha plantation in which this coffee was grown. When tasting the almost purple ripe cherries directly from the trees you can understand why Alejo decided to process this Geisha lot using natural anaerobic fermentation. He wanted to get as much of the fruit flavour into your cup as possible! This slow, temperature controlled fermentation and then low temperature drying of this coffee led to incredible flavour, complexity and texture.
Quantity is limited and quality is high :)
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Customer Reviews
5.0 Based on 2 Reviews
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LV
08/24/2024
Luke V.
South AfricaPhenomenal
Skipped this month’s subscription to treat myself to this gem. I’ve been wanting to try a geisha for about 2,5 years since getting into specialty coffee, I just never thought the price would be justified - “how much better could it get?” I was thinking. I was really happy with this purchase - it was for sure worth the price tag. It tastes delicious but the acidity was what I really loved. Very crisp. Spectacular coffee. It sort of makes sense to me now to swap out my usual 2-3 bags of regular specialty coffee for one bag of a special release each month, it’s special. It’s almost a different drink entirely in a way (if that makes sense). Give it a try - you’ll love it!
MK
04/19/2023
Martin K.
ZAA Flavour Journey
From the moment the beans hits my grinder, it's clear and obvious that this coffee is something special. It's so fruity and delicious! Thanks for the experience
FAQs
Single origins: Our roast style and green coffee preference suits both filter and espresso very well.
Each coffee with present different characteristics you may prefer through a specific brew method.
For example Dario loves washed Kenyan’s through the AeroPress, but they taste great as espresso and through the V60.
Blends: Designed with espresso in mind but Dreamer tastes great in the plunger. It’s all down to personal preference!
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