Costa Rica Cerro San Luis Micromill - SL-28 White Honey - Wholesale

We Taste - Apple cider jam, grape juice, macadamia cookies

Micromills of Costa RIca's cooler Pacific-facing West Valley are famous for producing unique coffees. Back for year four at Vignette, Cerro San Luis produces incredible microlots exemplifying this well-awarded region's acclaim. Run by two sisters and their spouses, the small mill receives freshly-harvested and sorted SL-28 (Kenya variety!) cherries from their nearby farm, El Venado. The coffee is immediately de-pulped, with most, but not all of the sticky sweet mucilage being removed by machine.

First dried on raised beds, then moved to covered patios, the gently fermenting White Honey process coffee develops a juicy sweetness and body, reminding us of our favorite fall flavors. Roasted with a light touch, we taste apple cider jam, grape juice, and macadamia cookies.

Roast: Light
Process: White Honey - "The White Honey process is a specific process developed by Cerro San Luis Micromill. Freshly harvested and sorted cherries are delivered to the mill and promptly depulped. After this, the coffee is placed directly onto raised beds for a few days at a minimal thickness and then transferred to a covered patio where it is turned regularly until the drying process is complete." - Cafe Imports
Varieties: SL-28 - "This Kenyan variety is derived from a selection made by Scott Labs (1935–1939) from a line of Tanganyika Drought Resistant I trees; possible lineage to coffees from Yemen." - Cafe Imports
Elevation: 1200 - 1900 masl
Location: Grecia, Naranjo, West Valley, Costa Rica
Producer: Cerro San Luis Micromill, The Delgado family
Farm / Finca: El Venado
Grades / Certifications: Microlot
Harvest: Dec. 2025 - April 2026

Brew Guides
Espresso: 1:2.3 in 25-28 sec.
Filter: 1:16.5
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