The sustainability-focused Hacienda Sonora specializes in honey and natural processing (which require minimal water) and runs on 100 percent renewable energy. Its Honey Natural is a 50/50 blend of natural and black honey–processed coffees; Venecia is from a variety of Caturra that’s very slow-ripening and so ultimately very sweet; and Colorado Honey was processed at Sonora but grown on Colorado, a nearby farm that the Sonora team is nurturing and teaching new processing tips.
Sonora Honey Natural (P6540 NJ 114 bags; Nola 8 bags; P6660 Houston 76 bags; P6538 Annex 15 bags)
Cherry, chocolate, hazelnut and baking spice; fruity and sweet; winey acidity.
Sonora Venecia Natural (P6496 Annex 10 bags)
Rich and complex; juicy acidity and notes of Meyer lemon, florals and green apple.
Sonora Colorado Honey (P6494 Annex 18 bags)
Orange, peachy, floral, glossy, balanced.
VINDAS
Leonel Vindas has been growing coffee for 49 years, on the steep slopes of the Tacuotari Mountains, and his business has supported his family and paid for his daughter’s education as a physical therapist. “I want to continue growing coffee,” he says, “and that is why I thank Ceca and InterAmerican Coffee for all the support that they have given me.”
Leonel Vindas (P4421 NJ 96 bags)
Milk chocolate, caramel and nuts, medium body, clean and well balanced.
Leonel Vindas Honey (P4422 NJ 10 bags)
Caramel, almond, dark chocolate; medium-plus body, buttery finish.
PALMICHAL
The Palmichal Micro-Mill opened in 2015, between Costa Rica’s Central Valley and Tarrazú regions. It works with 30 selected farms, offers full traceability—from the grower to the Brix number—and is dedicated to applying exactly the right processing method to every lot, to ensure economic sustainability for its growers and impeccable coffee for roasters.
Palmichal Olman Anaerobic (P6509 NJ 3 bags; Houston 2 bags)
Apricot, tangerine, ginger, vanilla. Clean, complex and sweet.
Palmichal El Cedral Black Honey (P6508 NJ 24 bags)
Honey, vanilla, apple, berry. Bright acidity, rich, creamy body.
FINCA TIRRA
After helping famers to mill and market their coffees for 50-plus years, the managing body of Coope Tarrazú decided to purchase a farm and produce its own coffees. Its honey-process coffee, dried on raised beds, is a customer favorite.
Tarrazú Tirra Honey (PP5386 Nola 5 bags; P3056 NJ 4 bags; P5386 Houston 9 bags; P5386 NJ 24 bags)
Vanilla, sweet fruit juice, stone fruit, herbal; bright acidity, creamy body.
All eight coffees are in 69kg bags. Available bags may have changed since publication. For details, please contact your trader or email traders.iacus@nkg.coffee.
