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La Isla

La Isla

Origin: Costa Rica

Producer: Luis Padilla

Tasting Notes: Green Apple | Berries | Caramel

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  • About La Isla | Costa Rica

    This is a fantastic yellow honey-processed coffee from La Isla farm in the West Valley, Costa Rica. Over the past few years, they have won several cup of excellence awards.

    La Isla is owned by Luis Padilla, who bought the farm in 2017. He was inspired by his grandfather, who owned a coffee farm for many years in the Naranjo region. The farm covers 10.5 hectares and is located at 1500 masl growing a mix of Villa Sarchi, Geisha and SL-28.

    This coffee has been harvested from Villa Sarchi trees. After harvest the coffee was pulped to remove the outer layer of fruit and dried on a concrete patio.

  • Coffee Info

    Tasting Notes: Green Apple | Berries | Caramel
    Processing Method: Yellow Honey
    Varietal: Villa Sarchi
    Importer: Horsham Coffee Roaster / IAC

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The Producer

La Isla

La Isla is owned by Luis Padilla, who bought the farm in 2017. They focus on producing high cup score honey processed microlots from several different varietals. They have won a range of Cup of Excellence awards over the last few years.

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Coffee Origin

Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Costa Rican farmers are known for their tendency to experiment with various post harvest processing method and for planting rare and interesting coffees, such as SL-28 and Geisha. We've been buying our Costa Rican coffees direct from the same producers for several years with the help of Selva coffee.

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Customer Reviews

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Reassuringly Expensive

Not used my purchase yet but that i was given for Christmas was heavenly. Not cheap but good things usually aren't.

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G.B.

La Isla

P
P.
Good coffee

I have bought La Isla and many other coffees from HCR.
Good quality coffee and service.
Keep coming back to you guys for more fantastic coffees.
Thank you.

I
I.M.

Great tasting coffee

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S.S.
Favourite Coffee

This is a lovely coffee, full of flavour. Golden, smooth, for me warm honey nose and to drink apricots and walnuts, with a long aftertaste. My favourite coffee of all the great coffees from Horsham coffee roasters.