Coffee from the farm with the little dachshund.
From a farm where the brothers show me their favorite varieties, the father is picking cherries, and a little further on you can smell coffee drying in the sun. I remember the cupping on that farm, but I remember the lunch and petting the dog even more. I remember the rough road getting there and the warm welcome. In Sarchí, the Duran family proves that you can’t cheat your genes. Eduardo and his sons are a tight-knit team. Kendall and Arnold work as programmers on a daily basis, but over the past year, instead of clicking away in an office, they’ve been building their own micro-mill with their father. Respect!
They chose tradition—rather than investing in an expensive mechanical device that strips the beans clean, they went for a classic depulper. They also added a new greenhouse so their microlots have a place to “rest.” This particular Black Honey lot was dried on raised beds for exactly three weeks. Handcrafted, no shortcuts. No tricks.
